Fort Meade, Florida demographics

Fort Meade, FL demographics: median age 44.7; 9.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fort Meade city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1224100. The survey estimates a population of 5,225 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fort Meade is 44.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.2 years. There are 2,196 households (±206). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.7 ±3.2	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	1,146 ±211	21.9% ±4.0 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	914 ±205	17.5% ±3.9 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,870 ±250	35.8% ±4.8 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,295 ±246	24.8% ±4.7 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	2,512 ±209	48.1% ±4.0 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	2,713 ±208	51.9% ±4.0 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	3,046 ±419	58.3% ±8.0 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	696 ±194	13.3% ±3.7 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±21 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	690 ±307	13.2% ±5.9 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	778 ±255	14.9% ±4.9 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,521 ±321	67.4% ±6.1 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,704 ±320	32.6% ±6.1 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	921 ±127	41.9% ±4.2 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	45 ±33 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	284 ±90	12.9% ±3.9 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	848 ±225	38.6% ±9.6 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	98 ±56 · low precision	4.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	543 ±86	24.7% ±3.2 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,653 ±231	75.3% ±7.8 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	848 ±225	38.6% ±9.6 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	704 ±138	32.1% ±5.5 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	249 ±92	11.3% ±4.1 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	208 ±83	9.5% ±3.7 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	55 ±45 · low precision	2.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	122 ±55	5.6% ±2.5 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	10 ±26 · low precision	0.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	4,701 ±168	90.0% ±3.2 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	524 ±163	10.0% ±3.1 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	3,660 ±311	74.4% ±6.1 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,241 ±318	25.2% ±6.4 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	6 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3 ±7 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	903 ±231	23.4% ±5.9 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,682 ±258	43.6% ±6.4 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	660 ±135	17.1% ±3.4 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	251 ±95	6.5% ±2.4 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	170 ±58	4.4% ±1.5 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	191 ±130 · low precision	5.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,174
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	4,852 ±146	93.8% ±2.5 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	158 ±84 · low precision	3.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	45 ±41 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	115 ±90 · low precision	2.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4 ±7 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.9% of Fort Meade residents (±4.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 70.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Meade	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.9% ±4.4 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	70.9% ±4.5 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±2.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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