SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL (September 2001, Draft) Revised March 2002 VOLUME ONE OF THE STRATEGIC REGIONAL POLICY PLAN Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS DEMOGRAPHICS Section Page INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1 POPULATION GROWTH...........................................................................................................3 Growth Rates .......................................................................................................................4 Population Forecasts ............................................................................................................5 Urban/Rural Split.................................................................................................................6 AGE/SEX/RACE ...........................................................................................................................8 Cohorts.................................................................................................................................8 Median Age..........................................................................................................................8 Race and Hispanic Origin ....................................................................................................9 CHANGES IN THE POPULATION .........................................................................................11 Birth and Death Rates ........................................................................................................11 Mortality ............................................................................................................................11 Migration............................................................................................................................14 TRANSIENT/SEASONAL POPULATION..............................................................................15 Winter Residents................................................................................................................15 Tourists ..............................................................................................................................15 Migrant Farmworkers ........................................................................................................16 HOUSEHOLD NUMBER AND SIZE .......................................................................................17 HOUSEHOLDS OF SPECIAL CONCERN .............................................................................18 Large-family Households...................................................................................................18 Female Heads of Households.............................................................................................19 Elderly and Disabled Households......................................................................................20 Very Low and Low Income Households ...........................................................................21 EDUCATION ...............................................................................................................................23 CRIME..........................................................................................................................................24 Crime Rate .........................................................................................................................24 Arrests................................................................................................................................24 Adult and Juvenile Arrests.................................................................................................26 Types of Crimes.................................................................................................................26 SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................27 Volume One of the Strategic Regional Policy Plan Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council i Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES Table Page Table 1, Permanent Populations and Growth by County.................................................................3 Table 2, Region’s Share of State and National Populations ............................................................4 Table 3, Population Growth Rates...................................................................................................4 Table 4, Population Forecasts..........................................................................................................5 Table 5, Change in Population, Rural to Urban...............................................................................6 Table 6, Population Distribution by Age Group .............................................................................8 Table 7, Median Age........................................................................................................................8 Table 8, Race and Hispanic Origin 1990.........................................................................................9 Table 9, Race and Hispanic Origin 2000.........................................................................................9 Table 10, Hispanic Origin, 1980-2000 ..........................................................................................10 Table 11, Birth Rates and Death Rates, 1999 ................................................................................11 Table 12, Non-Disease and Disease Related Deaths .....................................................................12 Table 13, Migration and Population Change, 1990 to 1999..........................................................14 Table 14, Previous Residence........................................................................................................14 Table 15, Visitors to Florida ..........................................................................................................16 Table 16, Estimates of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers .........................................................16 Table 17, Households.....................................................................................................................17 Table 18, Average Household Size................................................................................................18 Table 19, Large-family Households ..............................................................................................19 Table 20, Female Heads of Household..........................................................................................19 Table 21, Elderly Population .........................................................................................................20 Table 22, Disabled Persons............................................................................................................20 Table 23, Very Low and Low Income Households .......................................................................21 Table 24, Enrolled Students, Public Schools.................................................................................23 Table 25, Educational Attainment .................................................................................................23 Table 26, Crime Rate .....................................................................................................................24 Table 27, Arrests............................................................................................................................25 Table 28, Arrests and Population...................................................................................................25 Table 29, Adult and Juvenile Arrests.............................................................................................26 Table 30, Index Crime ...................................................................................................................27 LIST OF MAPS Map Page Map 1: Location of Counties and Urban Areas ...............................................................................2 Map 2: Population Density ..............................................................................................................7 Map 3: Low-Income Residents......................................................................................................22 Volume One of the Strategic Regional Policy Plan Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council ii Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page Figure 1, Land Area of Southwest Florida.......................................................................................1 Figure 2, Population Growth by County, 1960 to 2000...................................................................3 Figure 3, Population Forecasts by County.......................................................................................5 Figure 4, Disease Related Deaths, 1999 ........................................................................................13 Figure 5, Non-Diseases Related Deaths, 1999...............................................................................13 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Section Page INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................29 INCOME.......................................................................................................................................29