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TABLE 1.07A           Elder Demographics for Selected Florida Counties

 

Age 60+ %

Age 65+ %

Age 75+ %

Elder Migration per 1,000

% DU's* with Elders

County Rank

% Elders with High Housing Expense**

County Rank

Use Food Stamps

Citrus

40.5%

32.4%

15.2%

101.1

50.9%

4

12.5%

60

12.8%

Sarasota

38.4%

31.4%

16.5%

88.2

47.5%

7

15.1%

43

13.0%

Hernando

37.5%

30.4%

14.6%

64.7

49.7%

5

14.0%

52

13.6%

Sumter

37.2%

28.8%

10.9%

625.6

51.7%

3

11.0%

64

16.6%

Lake

33.6%

26.8%

12.6%

116.8

44.5%

10

13.3%

55

1.0%

Pasco

33.0%

27.0%

14.1%

70.6

44.0%

11

14.8%

48

14.6%

Marion

31.2%

24.9%

11.5%

127.4

42.6%

12

14.0%

51

19.5%

Manatee

30.7%

24.8%

12.7%

106.8

42.0%

14

15.9%

34

14.6%

Pinellas

27.6%

22.3%

12.0%

34.6

36.6%

21

18.5%

14

16.9%

Polk

24.0%

18.8%

8.8%

59.4

34.2%

29

15.5%

37

26.0%

Florida

22.5%

17.6%

8.6%

56.9

34.5%

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18.5%

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33.7%

Hillsborough

16.2%

12.2%

5.8%

18.1

22.5%

58

19.4%

11

32.4%

Orange

13.6%

10.1%

4.6%

1.8

18.9%

65

20.1%

8

40.7%

Source: Florida Department of Elder Affairs: 2004 Profiles

* DU = Dwelling Units

http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/english/resource_county.php

There are 67 Florida Counties.

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** > 40% of Income