Surfside, Florida

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Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,909 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 4,802 [1].

[edit] Geography

A view of Surfside Florida

Surfside is located at 25°52′42″N, 80°7′34″W (25.878409, -80.125994)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (47.42%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,909 people, 2,248 households, and 1,330 families residing in the town. The population density was 3,790.8/km² (9,721.8/mi²). There were 3,059 housing units at an average density of 2,362.2/km² (6,058.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.50% White, 1.28% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.53% of the population.

There were 2,248 households out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the town the population was spread out with 16.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,927, and the median income for a family was $56,327. Males had a median income of $47,147 versus $39,181 for females. The per capita income for the town was $38,375. About 6.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.