Hamptons at Boca Raton, Florida
Encyclopedia
Hamptons at Boca Raton is a census-designated place
(CDP) located in an unincorporated area near Boca Raton
in Palm Beach County
, Florida
. The population was 11,306 at the 2000 census. While it is not officially in the City of Boca Raton, the community is frequently classified under its umbrella term
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.74%) is water.
of 2000, there were 11,306 people, 6,336 households, and 3,047 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 1,753.1/km² (4,547.2/mi²). There were 7,729 housing units at an average density of 1,198.5/km² (3,108.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.80% White (91.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 1.66% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races
, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.62% of the population.
There were 6,336 households out of which 9.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples
living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.9% were non-families. 48.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 43.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 10.6% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 12.9% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 59.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 73 years. For every 100 females there were 70.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,365, and the median income for a family was $47,798. Males had a median income of $41,173 versus $28,906 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $24,831. About 3.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English
was the first language
for 84.48% of all residents, while Yiddish
comprised 6.04%, Spanish
made up 5.25%, Polish
accounted for 1.31%, German
was totaled at 0.98%, French
totaled 0.65%, Hebrew
was at 0.51%, Arabic
at 0.42%, and Portuguese
was the mother tongue for 0.32% of the population.
Census-designated place
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(CDP) located in an unincorporated area near Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The population was 11,306 at the 2000 census. While it is not officially in the City of Boca Raton, the community is frequently classified under its umbrella term
Umbrella term
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.
Geography
Hamptons at Boca Raton is located at 26°23′9"N 80°11′4"W (26.385704, -80.184400).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.74%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 11,306 people, 6,336 households, and 3,047 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 1,753.1/km² (4,547.2/mi²). There were 7,729 housing units at an average density of 1,198.5/km² (3,108.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.80% White (91.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 1.66% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.62% of the population.
There were 6,336 households out of which 9.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.9% were non-families. 48.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 43.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 10.6% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 12.9% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 59.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 73 years. For every 100 females there were 70.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,365, and the median income for a family was $47,798. Males had a median income of $41,173 versus $28,906 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the CDP was $24,831. About 3.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English
English language
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was the first language
First language
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for 84.48% of all residents, while Yiddish
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
comprised 6.04%, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
made up 5.25%, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
accounted for 1.31%, German
German language
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was totaled at 0.98%, French
French language
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totaled 0.65%, Hebrew
Hebrew language
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was at 0.51%, Arabic
Arabic language
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at 0.42%, and Portuguese
Portuguese language
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was the mother tongue for 0.32% of the population.