|
Population
|
|
Percent |
|
Total Population
|
298,726
|
|
|
Male
|
145,187
|
48.6
|
|
Female
|
153,539
|
51.4
|
|
|
|
Average Age
|
44.6
|
|
|
|
Race
|
|
Percent |
|
White
|
250,416
|
83.8
|
|
African American
|
26,349
|
8.8
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Naitive
|
1,243
|
0.4
|
|
Asian
|
4,570
|
1.5
|
|
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
|
192
|
0.1
|
|
Other
|
12,378
|
4.1
|
|
Multi-racial
|
3,578
|
1.2
|
|
Total
|
|
99.9
|
|
Hispanic or Latino*
|
30,346
|
10.2
|
|
*Ethnicity classification
|
|
|
|
Average Household Size
|
2.52
|
|
|
|
Housing
|
|
Percent
|
|
Vacant Housing
|
21,905
|
15.7
|
|
Occupied Housing
|
117,210
|
84.3
|
|
Owner-occupied
|
93,546
|
79.8
|
|
Renter-occupied
|
23,664
|
20.2
|
|
|
|
Average Travel Time to Work
|
28.1
|
|
|
|
Average household income
|
45,945
|
|
|
|
Education
|
|
Percent |
|
Graduate / Professionals degree
|
14,526
|
6.6
|
|
Bachelor's
|
29,052
|
13.2
|
|
Associate
|
18,487
|
8.4
|
|
Some college (no degree)
|
49,961
|
22.7
|
|
HS graduate (including GED)
|
76,152
|
34.6
|
|
9th-12th (no diploma)
|
22,699
|
10.3
|
|
Less than 9th grade
|
9,243
|
4.2
|
|
Total population 25+
|
220,120
|
100
|
|
|
|
Largest Cities (4/04)
|
Population
|
|
|
Clermont
|
17,654
|
|
|
Eustis
|
16,884
|
|
|
Leesburg
|
16,679
|
|
|
Lady Lake
|
12,666
|
|
|
Tavares
|
10,938
|
|
|
Mt. Dora
|
10,758
|
|
| SOURCE: US Census
Bureau, Fact Finder, 2000 American Community Survey,
BEBR* |
