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
For population 15 years and over in Sylvan Shores CDP:
Never married: 10.4%
Now married: 69.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 13.4%
Divorced: 6.2%
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 with mortgages in 2009: $1,139 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $408 (0.6%)
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).
Sylvan Shores-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 66% 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 causedbetween $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.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washington County (19) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Tropical Storms: 5, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Winds: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sylvan Shores:
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; SEBRING, FL)
RAULERSON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; OKEECHOBEE, FL)
Amtrak station near Sylvan Shores:
14 miles: SEBRING (601 E. CENTER ST.) . Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvan Shores:
Polk State College (about 54 miles; Winter Haven, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,262)
Southwest Florida College (about 60 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 2,170)
Southeastern University (about 61 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,516)
Indian River State College (about 62 miles; Fort Pierce, FL; FT enrollment: 5,966)
Edison State College (about 63 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 5,724)
Florida Gulf Coast University (about 65 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 8,317)
Florida Institute of Technology (about 69 miles; Melbourne, FL; FT enrollment: 4,723)
Washington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.1%
(10.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.1 people
Florida:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
68.2%
Whole state:
66.4%
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)
Religion statistics for Sylvan Shores (based on Washington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.20%
Here
41.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents
60.2%
10.1%
8.6%
7.8%
3.5%
Congregations
36.7%
12.2%
16.3%
4.1%
6.1%
Name
LDS (Mormon) Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Churches of Christ
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
2.9%
2.3%
1.5%
1.3%
1.7%
Congregations
2.0%
4.1%
4.1%
2.0%
12.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Washington County:
1.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.44 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
1.31 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Washington County:
7.00 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:
6.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Washington County:
10.9%
Florida:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Washington County:
29.3%
State:
23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.6%
State:
14.0%
10.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,563 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.67%
Florida average:
8.71%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
#19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
#52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations:"
#65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides"
#71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal support workers"
