Demographics of Pahokee city, Florida

Pahokee city, Florida had 5,794 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +281 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pahokee city, in four figures

5,794
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,609 ±14.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +281 people.; 40.5 ±9.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,359 ±$13,509
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pahokee city, Florida's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pahokee city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Pahokee city, Florida's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pahokee city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,513	100.0	100.0
2021	5,499	99.7	100.2
2022	5,597	101.5	100.7
2023	5,647	102.4	101.6
2024	5,810	105.4	102.5
2025	5,794	105.1	103.1

Population of Pahokee city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,513	—
2021	5,499	−14
2022	5,597	+98
2023	5,647	+50
2024	5,810	+163
2025	5,794	−16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±9.2: for men 41.9 ±10.0 and for women 7.6 to 58.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pahokee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	65 to 445	1.2% to 7.9%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	803 ±334	14.3% ±6.0	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	713 ±280	12.7% ±5.0	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,484 ±486	26.5% ±8.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,354 ±339	24.1% ±6.0	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,000 ±314	17.8% ±5.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,359 ±$13,509, and income per person $20,430 ±$5,199, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pahokee city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	212 to 628	27.1% ±12.9	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	136 to 498	9.1% to 31.8%	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	147 to 515	9.8% to 32.9%	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	14 to 212	1.0% to 13.6%	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	75 to 395	5.1% to 25.2%	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 234	0% to 15.0%	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 83	0% to 5.3%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pahokee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	707 to 2,629	13.6% to 50.6%	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 867	3.4% to 76.9%	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	252 to 1,554	10.4% to 50.2%	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	129 to 551	13.9% to 44.9%	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pahokee city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pahokee city	Florida	United States
Housing units	1,782 ±253	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.0% ±17.0	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% to 19.4%	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.9% ±16.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.1% ±11.3	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,300 ±$65,541	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,116 ±$139	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±13	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pahokee city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,323 ±805	41.4% ±14.4	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	263 to 879	4.7% to 15.7%	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,633 ±682	46.9% ±12.2	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 198	0% to 3.5%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pahokee city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	2,987 ±384	53.3% ±6.8	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,001 ±399	17.8% ±7.1	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 552	0% to 9.8%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,352 ±371	24.1% ±6.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	925 ±259	16.5% ±4.6	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	63 to 791	1.1% to 14.1%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pahokee city among the places of Florida

453rd of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Pahokee city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Crawfordville CDP	5,732 ±897
River Park CDP	5,714 ±799
Jan Phyl Village CDP	5,708 ±820
Fussels Corner CDP	5,682 ±976
Surfside town	5,631 ±23
Pahokee city	5,609 ±14
Siesta Key CDP	5,525 ±503
Fort Myers Beach town	5,513 ±24
Naples Manor CDP	5,501 ±896
The Meadows CDP	5,492 ±639
Okeechobee city	5,479 ±21

Rankings this appears in

No. 45 Places in Florida by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 80 Places in Florida by median age
No. 88 Places in Florida by foreign-born share
No. 89 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 235 Places in Florida by median household income
No. 339 Places in Florida by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026