South Bay (Florida)

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South Bay
Map of Florida highlighting South Bay.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Palm Beach County
Coordinates : 26 ° 40 ′  N , 80 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 40 ′  N , 80 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 4,876 (as of 2010)
Population density : 696.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 9.6 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 7.0 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 6 m
Postal code : 33493
Area code : +1 561
FIPS : 12-67175
GNIS ID : 0291340
Website : www.southbaycity.com
Mayor : Joe Kyles

South Bay is a city in Palm Beach County in the US state of Florida with 4876 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

The city is located in the west of the county at the southern end of Lake Okeechobe .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 4876 inhabitants were distributed over 1077 households. The population density was 696.6 inh / km². 24.6% of the population identified themselves as whites, 65.0% as African-Americans , 0.2% as Indians and 0.6% as Asian Americans . 7.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.9% to several ethnic groups. 23.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 28.8% of all households lived in 48.2% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 79.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 3.40 people and the average family size was 3.71 people.

22.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 36.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 10.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 68.7% of the population were male and 31.3% were female.

The median annual income was $ 25,663, with 42.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 77.76% of the population, 21.51% spoke Spanish and 0.73% had another mother tongue.

Education (schools)

  • Suncoast High School
  • Inlet Grove High School
  • John F Kennedy Middle School
  • West Riviera Elementary School
  • Riviera Beach Maritime Academy
  • Lincoln Elementary School

traffic

US Highway 27 and Florida State Roads 25 and 80 run through the urban area . The nearest airport is Belle Glade State Municipal Airport in neighboring Belle Glade . The nearest international airport is Palm Beach Airport at West Palm Beach, 70 km to the east .

crime

The crime rate was 408 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one rape, six robberies, 36 assaults, 72 break-ins, 74 thefts, three car thefts and two arson attacks.

Web links

Commons : South Bay, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-South-Bay-Florida.html