The Meadows, FL

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2023 Population

5,463

5.02% 1-year decline

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

71.4

0.422% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

10.7%

14.1% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$66,003

2.09% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$344,900

14.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,485

9.78% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, The Meadows, FL had a population of 5.46k people with a median age of 71.4 and a median household income of $66,003. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of The Meadows, FL declined from 5,752 to 5,463, a −5.02% decrease and its median household income grew from $64,653 to $66,003, a 2.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in The Meadows, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.46%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.03%), Other (Hispanic) (0.988%), and White (Hispanic) (0.86%).

None of the households in The Meadows, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in The Meadows, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in The Meadows, FL was $344,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.9%.

Most people in The Meadows, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in The Meadows, FL was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

The Meadows, FL is home to a population of 5.46k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.2% of The Meadows, FL residents were born outside of the country (722 people).

In 2023, there were 65.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.21k people) in The Meadows, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 80 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 56 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

93.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95% of The Meadows, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in The Meadows, FL was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in The Meadows, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in The Meadows, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.21k ± 562
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
80 ± 64.4
Two+ (Hispanic)
56 ± 65.5

2.87%

Hispanic Population

157 people

2.87% of the people in The Meadows, FL are hispanic (157 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in The Meadows, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

13.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

722 people

15.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

897 people

As of 2023, 13.2% of The Meadows, FL residents (722 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in The Meadows, FL was 15.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in The Meadows, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
208 ± 95
Korea
111 ± 91
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 38

The Meadows, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of The Meadows, FL employs 1.49k people. The largest industries in The Meadows, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (258 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (192 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (191 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Information ($82,250), and Construction ($71,483).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.49k

2023 Value

± 401

−9.78%

1 Year decline

± 40.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in The Meadows, FL declined at a rate of −9.78%, from 1.65k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in The Meadows, FL, are Management Occupations (306 people), Sales & Related Occupations (246 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (173 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of The Meadows, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.49k

2023 Value

± 401

−9.78%

1 Year decline

± 40.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in The Meadows, FL declined at a rate of −9.78%, from 1.65k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in The Meadows, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (258 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (192 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (191 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of The Meadows, FL, though some of these residents may live in The Meadows, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,737

Median earning men ± $12,818

$41,954

Median earning women ± $4,055

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,200), and Construction ($71,483).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,425), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,019), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,781).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for The Meadows, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in The Meadows, FL was $344,900 in 2023, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $301,300 to $344,900, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in The Meadows, FL is 74.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in The Meadows, FL have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in The Meadows, FL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$344,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$35,023

$2,374

Median Property Taxes

±$408

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In The Meadows, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in The Meadows, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2023

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.9% of the housing units in The Meadows, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in The Meadows, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 12.03

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in The Meadows, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,003

Median Household Income

± $3,275

3.17k

Number of Households

± 522

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.17k households in The Meadows, FL grew to $66,003 from the previous year's value of $64,653.

The following chart displays the households in The Meadows, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for The Meadows, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (59.8%)
Worked At Home (32.8%)
Carpooled (4.71%)

In 2023, 59.8% of workers in The Meadows, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in The Meadows, FL have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in The Meadows, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in The Meadows, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in The Meadows, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in The Meadows, FL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in The Meadows, FL (566 out of 5.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in The Meadows, FL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.5% of the population of The Meadows, FL has health coverage, with 18.8% on employee plans, 4.67% on Medicaid, 48.6% on Medicare, 22.6% on non-group plans, and 0.853% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sarasota County, FL see 1253 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.93% decrease from the previous year (1318 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1331 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 499 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,253 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sarasota County, FL

Primary care physicians in Sarasota County, FL see an average of 1,253 patients per year. This represents a 4.93% decrease from the previous year (1,318 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sarasota County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 5.08% under 18 years, 8.33% between 18 and 34 years, 20.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 66.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.48%

Uninsured

18.8%

Employer Coverage

4.67%

Medicaid

48.6%

Medicare

22.6%

Non-Group

0.853%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in The Meadows, FL declined by 4.63% from 4.69% to 4.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in The Meadows, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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