| Palm City, Florida | |
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| — CDP — | |
| Location in Martin County and the state of Florida | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Martin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.5 sq mi (42.9 km2) |
| • Land | 14.6 sq mi (37.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 20,097 |
| • Density | 1,218/sq mi (468.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 34990-34991 |
| Area code(s) | 772 |
| FIPS code | 12-54175[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0288396[2] |
Palm City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,097 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Palm City is located at (27.171127, -80.278657).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of which, 14.6 square miles (38 km2) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) of it (11.76%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 20,097 people, 8,458 households, and 6,301 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,373.4 people per square mile (530.4/km²). There were 9,228 housing units at an average density of 630.6/sq mi (243.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.56% White, 1.08% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.
There were 8,458 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,362, and the median income for a family was $69,688 (these figures had risen to $67,546 and $84,000 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[4]). Males had a median income of $48,852 versus $33,699 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,213. About 2.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
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