Sylvan Shores, Florida
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| Males: 1,275 |  (46.7%) |
| Females: 1,456 |  (53.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 62.6 years |
| Florida median age: | 38.7 years |
Zip codes: 33852.
| Sylvan Shores: | $52,967 |
| FL: | $69,303 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,196 (it was $17,950 in 2000)
Sylvan Shores CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,637 (it was $56,300 in 2000)
| Sylvan Shores: | $160,637 |
| FL: | $354,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $218,797; detached houses: $267,831; townhouses or other attached units: $184,949; in 2-unit structures: $162,581; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $173,613; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $192,840; mobile homes: $65,119; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $51,185
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sylvan Shores, FL
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- 2,23692.2%White alone
- 1365.6%Hispanic
- 361.5%Black alone
- 80.3%Two or more races
- 60.2%Asian alone
- 10.04%American Indian alone
- 10.04%Other race alone
Races in Sylvan Shores detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: United States (16.7%), German (16.0%), Irish (15.3%), English (13.7%), Italian (5.7%), Polish (4.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 2.23 square miles.
Population density: 1,224 people per square mile (low).
138 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 2.1% North America).
| This place: | 5.7% |
| Florida: | 16.7% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sylvan Shores CDP: | 1.2% ($669) |
| Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL 
(61.0 miles , pop. 102,286).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (81.8 miles , pop. 303,447).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (868.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Placid Lakes, FL (2.3 miles ),
), Northeast Glades, FL (5.1 miles ),
), North Okeechobee, FL (5.1 miles ),
), Lemon Grove, FL (5.1 miles ),
), Gardner, FL (5.3 miles )
)Latitude: 27.32 N, Longitude: 81.35 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 863
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Florida: | 2.9% |
- Health care (15.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.4%)
- Public administration (6.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.7%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Construction (4.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.2%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (6.2%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Construction (5.1%)
- Health care (24.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (8.2%)
- Public administration (7.5%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (5.5%)
- Construction (4.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (11.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Registered nurses (7.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (17.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.9%)
- Lawyers (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (14.0%)
- Registered nurses (11.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
Average climate in Sylvan Shores, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Sylvan Shores-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/18/1971, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Sylvan Shores place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/17/1982, a category F2 tornado 7.2 miles away from the place center injured 9 people.
Earthquake activity:
Sylvan Shores-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 334.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 218.1 miles away from Sylvan Shores center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 221.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 221.2 miles away from Sylvan Shores center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 205.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2016 at 17:10:48, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 214.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Highlands County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 5, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Sylvan Shores:
- LAKE PLACID HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; LAKE PLACID, FL)
- HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
- RENAL CARE CENTER - SEBRING (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
- SEBRING NURSING SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
- KENILWORTH CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
- PALMS OF SEBRING, THE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
- GOOD SHEPHARD HOSPICE OF MID-F (Hospital, about 14 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvan Shores:
- Polk State College (about 55 miles; Winter Haven, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,935)
- Southeastern University (about 61 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,407)
- Florida Southern College (about 62 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,460)
- Indian River State College (about 62 miles; Fort Pierce, FL; FT enrollment: 12,211)
- Edison State College (about 63 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 10,649)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (about 65 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 11,165)
- Florida Institute of Technology (about 69 miles; Melbourne, FL; FT enrollment: 4,452)
Points of interest:
Lakes: Blue Lake (A), Lake Clay (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.1 people |
| Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 68.2% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.5% |
| This place: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Sylvan Shores:
- Never married: 10.4%
- Now married: 69.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 6.2%
For population 25 years and over in Sylvan Shores:
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.4 |
| Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Sylvan Shores, FL (based on Highlands County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 20,134 | 99 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,249 | 17 |
| Catholic | 4,000 | 3 |
| Other | 2,033 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 1,586 | 12 |
| None | 64,784 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 22
| Highlands County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
| Highlands County: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
| Here: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
| Highlands County: | 4.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Highlands County: | 13.4% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 25.3% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.1% |
| Florida: | 14.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvan Shores:
- WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WWTK (730 AM; 0 kW; LAKE PLACID, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvan Shores:
- WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- W208AR (89.5 FM; LAKE PLACID, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- W207AY (89.3 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sylvan Shores:
- W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
- WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
- WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
- WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
Sylvan Shores fatal accident list:
Sep 13, 2005 11:06 PM, Us-27, Lagrow Rd, Lat: 27.313000, Lon: -81.359290, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sylvan Shores compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Sylvan Shores on our top lists:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Panama (population 500+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Central America (population 500+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"