Condado de Collier, Florida

El condado de Collier está ubicado en el extremo sur de la costa del Golfo de Florida y limita con:

• Condado de Hendry – norte
• Condado de Broward – este
• Condado de Miami-Dade – sureste
• Condado de Monroe – sur
• Condado de Lee – noroeste

• Reserva Nacional Big Cypress (parte)
• Parque Nacional Everglades (parte)
• Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Puma de Florida
• Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de las Diez Mil Islas

• Interestatal 75
• Ruta 41 de EE. UU.
• Carretera estatal 29
• Carretera estatal 84
• Carretera estatal 951

Según el censo de 2020 , el condado tenía una población de 375.752 habitantes y una edad media de 52,9 años; el 16,7% de los residentes eran menores de 18 años y el 32,6% tenían 65 años o más. ^{[ 15 ]} Por cada 100 mujeres había 94,7 hombres, y por cada 100 mujeres mayores de 18 años había 93,0 hombres; había 97.279 familias residiendo en el condado. ^{[ 15 ]}

The racial makeup of the county was 68.4% White, 6.2% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 8.7% from some other race, and 14.6% from two or more races; Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 27.2% of the population.^[16]

88.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 11.6% lived in rural areas.^[17]

There were 157,921 households in the county, of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them; 54.0% were married-couple households, 15.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 228,390 housing units, of which 30.9% were vacant; among occupied units, 74.9% were owner-occupied and 25.1% were renter-occupied, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 2.3% and a rental vacancy rate of 11.9%.^[15]

The county continues to experience significant growth and is becoming increasingly diverse. As of the 2010 census, the county's population had increased by 27.9% to 321,520, over the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, 83.85% of the population was non-Hispanic Whites, 25.9% was Latino or Hispanic, 6.6% was African American, and 1.1% was Asian.^[27] As of the 2010 census, the greatest source of population growth in the county since the 2000 census came from the Latino or Hispanic population, which grew from 49,296 (19.6%) to 83,177 (25.9% ). In terms of ancestry, 37.9% were English, 9.9% were Irish, 9.1% were American, 3.2% were Italian and 3.1% were German.^[28]

As of the census^[29] of 2000, 251,377 people, 102,973 households, and 71,257 families resided in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile (48 people/km²). The 144,536 housing units had an average density of 71 per square mile (27/km²).

As of 2000, its racial makeup was 86.06% White, 4.54% was African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 6.25% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos (of any race) accounted for 19.61%. Primary languages spoken were 75.3% English, 17.8% Spanish, 2.3% French Creole, and 1.2% German.

In 2000, of the 102,973 households, 22.7% had children under 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were not families. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39, and the average family size was 2.79.

The county's population distribution was 19.9% under 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.1 years, higher that the U.S. average. For every 100 females, there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

El ingreso medio por hogar en el condado era de $48,289 y por familia de $54,816. Los hombres tenían un ingreso medio de $32,639, frente a los $26,371 de las mujeres. El ingreso per cápita del condado era de $31,195. Aproximadamente el 6.6% de las familias y el 10.3% de la población se encontraban por debajo del umbral de pobreza , incluyendo el 16.2% de los menores de 18 años y el 4.3% de los mayores de 65 años.

Según la oficina del Secretario de Estado, los republicanos constituyen la mayoría de los votantes registrados en el condado de Collier. También es uno de los pocos condados donde los independientes superan en número a los demócratas entre los inscritos. El condado forma parte de un bastión republicano de larga data en la costa suroeste de Florida. Fue una de las primeras partes de Florida en romper con el patrón de votación del " Sur Sólido ". El último demócrata en ganar el condado fue Adlai Stevenson II en 1952 , ^{[ 31 ]} y ningún demócrata ha logrado siquiera el 40 por ciento del voto del condado desde Lyndon Johnson en 1964. El último candidato demócrata a gobernador en ganar el condado fue Reubin Askew en 1974 y el último candidato demócrata al Senado en hacerlo fue Bob Graham en 1992; seis años después, el condado fue uno de los cuatro que apoyaron al retador republicano de Graham, Charlie Crist .

Toda la información sobre los votantes corresponde al  30 de septiembre de 2022 y fue proporcionada por la Oficina del Supervisor de Elecciones del Condado de Collier. ^{[ 32 ]}

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