Myrtle Grove (Florida)

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Myrtle Grove
Escambia County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Myrtle Grove Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Escambia County
Coordinates : 30 ° 25 ′  N , 87 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 25 ′  N , 87 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 15,870 (as of 2010)
Population density : 928.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.1 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of
which 17.1 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 23 m
FIPS : 12-47550
GNIS ID : 0287503

Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County in the US state of Florida with 15,870 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Myrtle Grove is about 3 miles west of Pensacola . US Highways 90 ( SR 10A ) and 98 ( SR 30 ) and Florida State Roads 298 and 727 cross or touch the CDP .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 15,870 inhabitants were distributed over 6,955 households. The population density was 928.1 inh / km². 69.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 18.4% as African American , 0.6% as Indians and 5.1% as Asian Americans . 2.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 4.6% to several ethnic groups. 6.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 30.4% of all households and people aged 65 or over lived in 29.2% of all households. 62.8% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.

26.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 30.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 23.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 33 years. 51.7% of the population were male and 48.3% were female.

The median annual income was $ 41,513, with 23.7% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 92.81% of the population, 3.79% spoke Spanish and 3.40% had another mother tongue.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.