Valparaiso city, FL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,889 ( 147 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.8 square miles
Population density: 413.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,232	66.11%	20.6%
Black:	717	14.67%	157.9%
Indian:	17	0.35%	43.3%
Asian:	181	3.70%	0.0%
2+ races:	378	7.73%	93.8%
Hispanic:	364	7.45%	30.5%

Total non-White:	1,657	33.89%	71.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-837	-20.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	690	16.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,036
4,069	80.80%
278	5.52%
30	0.60%
181	3.59%
195	3.87%
279	5.54%
967	19.20%

2000
6,366
4,805	75.48%
705	11.07%
14	0.22%
180	2.83%
59	0.93%
593	9.32%
1,561	24.52%

1990
4,672
4,087	87.48%
238	5.09%
26	0.56%
154	3.30%
n/a
167	3.57%
585	12.52%

1980
6,142
5,152	83.88%
489	7.96%
21	0.34%
149	2.43%
n/a
331	5.39%
990	16.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-736	-11.6
-594	-9.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

718	15.4
976	20.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,065	-17.3
-405	-6.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Valparaiso city, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
28.1
987	20.2%
3,902	79.8%
642	13.1%

1,721
2.40

1,155	67.1%
803	69.5%
198	17.1%
566	32.9%

2010
Number	Percent
28.2
686	13.6%
4,350	86.4%
712	14.1%

1,712
2.21

1,031	60.2%
780	75.7%
91	8.8%
681	39.8%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
1,055	16.6%
5,311	83.4%
721	11.3%

1,916
2.35

1,272	66.4%
1,033	81.2%
116	9.1%
644	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
1,215	26.0%
3,457	74.0%
494	10.6%

1,835
2.53

1,385	75.5%
1,143	82.5%
113	8.2%
450	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
1,143	18.6%
4,999	81.4%
224	3.6%

1,514
2.77

1,195	78.9%
1,075	90.0%
81	6.8%
319	21.1%

2022 Housing Data for Valparaiso city, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	128	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	180	10.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	309	18.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	171	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	209	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	83	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	189	11.0%
$200,000 or more	217	12.6%

Median Household Income	77,837
Per Capita Income	44,680

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	38	2.2%
Public Assistance	15	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	139	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,574	52.2%
Unemployed	46	1.5%
In Armed Forces	957	31.7%

Total Labor Force	2,577	85.4%
Not in Labor Force	440	14.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	683	433	61.2%
Non-Profit	25	23	52.1%
Self-Employed	65	91	41.7%

Local Government	24	38	38.7%
State Government	4	78	4.9%
Federal Government	199	190	51.2%

Total Private + Self	748	524	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	252	329	43.4%
Total	1,000	853	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	28.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	196	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	352	19.0%
Professional, Technical	627	33.8%
Service Occupations	304	16.4%
All others	374	20.2%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	283	15.3%
Retail trade	278	15.0%
Accommodation and food services	215	11.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	209	11.3%
Health care and social assistance	190	10.3%
Construction	182	9.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	118	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	111	6.0%
Other services	57	3.1%
Educational services	55	3.0%
Manufacturing	53	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	36	1.9%
Utilities	22	1.2%
Wholesale trade	20	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	132	2.70%
Puerto Rican	69	1.41%
Cuban	9	0.18%
Dominican	2	0.04%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.12%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	4	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	142	2.90%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	43	0.88%
Thai	42	0.86%
Indian	30	0.61%
Filipino	22	0.45%
Korean	14	0.29%
Chinese	10	0.20%
Vietnamese	2	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,382	93.0%
Spanish	191	4.1%
Other Asian	43	0.9%
Chinese	30	0.6%
Korean	18	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	0.4%
Tagalog	16	0.3%
German, other Germanic	11	0.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	687	14.1%
Irish	611	12.5%
English	572	11.7%
American	299	6.1%
French	229	4.7%
Polish	218	4.5%
European	173	3.5%
British	172	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	148	3.0%
Czech	119	2.4%
Italian	117	2.4%
Swedish	70	1.4%
Scottish	49	1.0%
Portuguese	47	1.0%
Scandinavian	46	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,861	99.4%
Not a citizen	28	0.6%

Native	4,668	95.5%
Foreign-born	221	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	85	3.0%	500	17.5%	1,232	43.2%	739	25.9%	295	10.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	85	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	500	17.5%
Some College	1,232	43.2%
Bach. Degree	739	25.9%
Grad Degree	295	10.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +141	D +29	D + 8.1%
D +170
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,763	70.9%	Joe Biden (D)	657	26.4%	65	2.6%	2,485	20	24	0.02%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	1,622	72.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	487	21.8%	124	5.6%	2,233	24	27	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Valparaiso city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

657

26.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,763

70.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,485

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Valparaiso city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

487

21.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,622

72.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,233

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 27

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Valparaiso city, FL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Marco Rubio* (R)	1,389	76.9%	Val Demings (D)	395	21.9%	23 [+]	1.3%	1,807	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dennis Misigoy (Libertarian) 8 (0.4%); Steven Grant (I) 8 (0.4%); Tuan Nguyen (I) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	48%	Ron DeSantis* (R)	1,402	77.5%	Charlie Crist (D)	392	21.7%	14 [+]	0.8%	1,808	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Carmen Gimenez (I) 11 (0.6%); Hector Roos (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	46%	Rick Scott (R)	1,326	73.9%	Bill Nelson* (D)	469	26.1%	0	0.0%	1,795	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	46%	Ron DeSantis (R)	1,297	72.6%	Andrew Gillum (D)	449	25.1%	40 [+]	2.2%	1,786	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Darcy Richardson (Reform) 20 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 20 (1.1%);
2016	S3	55%	Marco Rubio* (R)	1,688	76.7%	Patrick Murphy (D)	403	18.3%	111 [+]	5.0%	2,202	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Paul Stanton (Libertarian) 65 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 46 (2.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,005
Median Value	$328,300

Occupied	1,721	85.8%
Vacant	284	14.2%

Owned	1,005	58.4%
Rented	716	41.6%
Median Rent	$1,204

Single-Family Units	1,592	79.4%
Detached	1,549	77.3%
Attached	43	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	91	4.5%
Mobile Homes	18	0.9%

Valparaiso city, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Valparaiso city, FL

2022 Housing Data for Valparaiso city, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Valparaiso city, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Valparaiso city, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Valparaiso city, FL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Valparaiso city, FL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Valparaiso city, FL