Population Studies

Florida Estimates of Population 2017

Author(s):

Population Program

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Florida Number of Households and Average Household Size 2000–2017

Author(s):

Rayer, Stefan; Wang, Ying

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Florida's Population Center Migrates through History

Author(s):

Cody, Scott

Throughout history Florida’s population has continuously repositioned itself. At the time of the first census in 1830, Florida had only 34,730 people, concentrated primarily in the Panhandle region. By 2010 the population had grown to 18,801,310 people, concentrated in the central and southern peninsula. This study will track the movement of the geographic center of Florida’s population from 1830 to 2010. This movement will be illustrated by calculating and mapping the centroid of Florida’s total population.

The changing pattern of Florida's population can be visualized with tables, graphs or maps. An alternative representation of the geographic change is a map that tracks the movement of the center point of the population through time. This is called the cen

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Domestic Migration to Florida Before, During, and After the Great Recession

Author(s):

Wang, Ying; Rayer, Stefan

Ying Wang, PhD
Stefan Rayer, PhD

When people moved to Florida from elsewhere in the U.S., where do they come from?

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Demographic Factors Driving the Growth of the Asian Population in Florida

Image of a multi-colored pattern of triangles and text that reads "Asians in Florida"

Author(s):

Rayer, Stefan

Stefan Rayer, PhD, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Population Program Director

Migration accounted for two thirds of the growth of the Asian population in Florida between 2005 and 2015.

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Using Geospatial Models for Estimating and Projecting Population for Small Areas

Image of an aerial view of a coastal Florida area that has been divided by region using geospatial modeling

Author(s):

Doty, Rich

Rich Doty, MA, GIS Coordinator & Research Demographer, BEBR

Population forecasts for small areas (e.g., traffic analysis zones, school zone, neighborhoods, zip codes) often play an important role in public and private sector decision making. They are essential in planning for future needs related to transportation, education, housing, emergency services, utilities, water resources, climate change, health care, local government planning, and many other goods and services.

County-level population projections don’t give enough detail for use in planning and decision making by local governments, utilities, transportation, schools, emergency services, or business/market studies. Geospatial models can meet this need.