Ocean Breeze Park, Florida

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Ocean Breeze Park is a town in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 463 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 459.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Ocean Breeze Park is located at 27°14′26″N, 80°13′28″W (27.240532, -80.224358).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (19.05%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 463 people, 335 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,051.6/km² (2,706.5/mi²). There were 579 housing units at an average density of 1,315.0/km² (3,384.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.49% White, 1.08% African American, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 335 households out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 67.8% were non-families. 63.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 43.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.38 and the average family size was 2.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 0.2% under the age of 18, 0.4% from 18 to 24, 5.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 66.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years. For every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,709, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,802. About 14.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.