Sylvan Shores, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,155 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 281 (all nonfarm))

Sylvan Shores, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,484 (1,153 occupied: 1,069 owner occupied, 84 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	30%

Housing density: 665 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $303,747.

Median contract rent in 2008: $686 (lower quartile is $352, upper quartile is $801)

Median gross rent in Sylvan Shores, FL in 2008: $710

Housing units in Sylvan Shores with a mortgage: 364 (29 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 294

Sylvan Shores,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $132,317 (it was $56,300 in 2000)

Sylvan Shores:	$132,317
Florida:	$218,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,979 - $192,913

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $172,785
Here: $172,785
State: $320,221

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,328
Here: $114,328
State: $260,965

Mobile homes: $39,382
Here: $39,382
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,436

In family households: 2,042 (700 male householders, 124 female householders)
760 spouses, 349 children (349 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 13 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 394 (126 male householders (92 living alone)), 210 female householders (194 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 576 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 286 1-person, 50 2-persons.

237 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (18 men, 53 women).

87.8% of residents of Sylvan Shores speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 138 (5.7%)
(92.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sylvan Shores, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 227 5 rooms: 494 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 98 8 rooms: 44 9 or more rooms: 28

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sylvan Shores, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 49
1995 to 1998: 75
1990 to 1994: 222
1980 to 1989: 420
1970 to 1979: 450
1960 to 1969: 193
1950 to 1959: 56
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sylvan Shores:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 701 3 bedrooms: 271 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sylvan Shores:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 36 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sylvan Shores in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 576 2 vehicles: 354 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Sylvan Shores in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 32 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Sylvan Shores, FL:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 15
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 44
$60,000 to $69,999: 50
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 64
$100,000 to $124,999: 169
$125,000 to $149,999: 179
$150,000 to $174,999: 120
$175,000 to $199,999: 78
$200,000 to $249,999: 123
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 26
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Sylvan Shores rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sylvan Shores:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 30

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 34 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 19 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 64

Sylvan Shores, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.7%
Number of people working at home: 64 (9.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 8
5 to 9 minutes: 144
10 to 14 minutes: 173
15 to 19 minutes: 41
20 to 24 minutes: 65
25 to 29 minutes: 76
30 to 34 minutes: 65
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 5
45 to 59 minutes: 4
60 to 89 minutes: 23
90 or more minutes: 32

Sylvan Shores mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 589 (84%)
Carpooled: 27 (4%)
Walked: 20 (3%)
Worked at home: 64 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 103
$10,000 to $14,999: 117
$15,000 to $19,999: 99
$20,000 to $24,999: 134
$25,000 to $29,999: 118
$30,000 to $34,999: 111
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $44,999: 56
$45,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 96
$60,000 to $74,999: 112
$75,000 to $99,999: 54
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 406

German: 315

Other groups: 278

English: 246

Irish: 225

Italian: 112

French (except Basque): 57

Polish: 56

European: 54

Scotch-Irish: 48

Scottish: 42

Danish: 29

Dutch: 23

Greek: 17

Ukrainian: 11

Canadian: 8

Belgian: 8

Russian: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (38%)
Mexico (32%)
Panama (26%)
Italy (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 692
Northeast: 416
Midwest: 753
South: 337
West: 38

59% of Sylvan Shores residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 59
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 2
High school graduate (or equivalency): 316
Less than 1 year of college: 99
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 166
Associate degree: 40
Bachelor's degree: 72
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 55
High school graduate (or equivalency): 437
Less than 1 year of college: 102
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 153
Associate degree: 80
Bachelor's degree: 65
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,805
Black householders: $19,658
Some other race householders: $69,653
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,612

Sylvan Shores household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sylvan Shores household income for Black householders

Sylvan Shores household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sylvan Shores marital status for males

Sylvan Shores marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,270
Black or African American householders: $129,061
Some other race householders: $152,526
Hispanic or Latino householders: $156,750

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 845
10 to 19: 22
20 to 49: 5
Mobile homes: 612

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,692

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sylvan Shores:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (99%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (100%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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