Lake Worth Corridor, Florida

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Lake Worth Corridor is an unincorporated census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida About 3 miles west of the city of Lake Worth. The population was 18,663 at the 2000 census.

1 Description
- 1.1 Main thoroughfares in the area
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Description

The census community is named for an unincorporated area along Lake Worth Road between Greenacres and Lake Worth. The village of Palm Springs (Florida) is located just north of the area. The area is also the home of Palm Beach Community College.

[edit] Main thoroughfares in the area

Lake Worth Road
Military Trail
Congress Ave.

[edit] Geography

Lake Worth Corridor is located at 26°37′12″N, 80°6′1″W (26.619895, -80.100391)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 18,663 people, 5,921 households, and 4,109 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,107.0/km² (5,452.7/mi²). There were 6,442 housing units at an average density of 727.3/km² (1,882.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.30% White, 13.62% African American, 0.56% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 15.95% from other races, and 5.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.79% of the population.

There were 5,921 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 14.4% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 116.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,266, and the median income for a family was $30,604. Males had a median income of $23,281 versus $21,022 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,825. About 16.9% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.