Florida

State Government

Governor

Ron DeSantis (R)

State Senate

Democrats,

Republicans

State House

Democrats,

Republicans

Assets - Florida

Average College Debt

$39,574.00

Unbanked Households

3.20%

Economic well-being - Florida

Extreme poverty rate

0.1

Food insecurity

0.1

Minimum wage

13.0

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.3

Poverty rate

12.0%

Unemployment rate

3.8

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

10.9

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Family - Florida

Children in foster care

20,322.0

Percent of children in immigrant families

34%

Percent of children living in single parent families

37%

Housing - Florida

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 1829

People experiencing homelessness

31,362.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

787,300.0

Percent renters

0.3

Total housing units

Poverty by demographic - Florida

Child poverty rate

0.2

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

31000

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

445000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

628000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

12.1 %

Women in poverty

11,688,390

September 5, 2011

Tallahassee Democrat, September 5, 2011: Nonprofit fears loss of funding from federal budget cuts

"By March, low-income residents and seniors may not be able to turn to the Capital Area Community Action Agency for help paying utilities and other emergencies."

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