Port Richey

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Port Richey
Pasco County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Port Richey Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1925
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Pasco County
Coordinates : 28 ° 16 ′  N , 82 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 16 ′  N , 82 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 2,671 (as of 2010)
Population density : 485.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.1 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 5.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 3 m
Postcodes : 34667 - 34674
Area code : +1 727
FIPS : 12-58600
GNIS ID : 0289237
Website : www.cityofportrichey.com
Mayor : Dale Massad

Port Richey is a city in Pasco County in the US state of Florida with 2,671 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Port Richey is located at the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River and the Gulf of Mexico on Florida's west coast. The city borders directly on New Port Richey to the south and is about 55 km northwest of Tampa .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 2671 inhabitants were distributed over 1772 households. The population density was 485.6 inh / km². 92.5% of the population identified themselves as whites, 1.7% as African American , 0.7% as Indians and 1.7% as Asian Americans . 1.7% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 6.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 16.2% of all households and people aged 65 and over in 40.7% of all households. 52.7% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.05 people and the average family size was 2.63 people.

15.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 17.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 36.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 52 years. 50.5% of the population were male and 49.5% were female.

The median annual income was $ 34,063, with 23.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 97.49% of the population and 2.51% spoke Spanish .

traffic

US Highway 19 runs through the city . The Tampa International Airport is about 50 km away.

crime

The crime rate was 396 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one murder, 14 robberies, seven assaults, 29 break-ins, 111 thefts and two car thefts.

Web links

Commons : Port Richey, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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.
  3. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Port-Richey-Florida.html