Loughman, Florida

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Loughman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Loughman is located at 28°14′46″N, 81°34′6″W (28.246002, -81.568470)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²). 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.33%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,385 people, 546 households, and 369 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 143.8/km² (372.0/mi²). There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 112.9/km² (292.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.65% White, 13.14% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 3.83% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.47% of the population.

There were 546 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,445, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $20,160 versus $15,565 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,205. About 14.0% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.