Coral Gables, Florida - Demographics

Demographics

As of 2012 estimates by the Nielsen Company, there were 47,401 people, 18,189 households, and 11,115 families residing in the city. The ethnic makeup of the city was 55.14% Hispanic or Latino, 90.76% White alone, 2.86% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.89% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races.

There were 18,189 households out of which 24.45% had children under the age of 18 living with them. In Coral Gables, 61.11% were family households, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.89% were non-families. The average household size was 2.36, and the average household had 1.68 vehicles.

In the city, the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 14.58% from 18 to 24, 25.02% from 25 to 44, 27.01% from 45 to 64, and 16% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.44 years. The population consisted of 51.31% females and 48.69% males.

The median income for a household in the city was $77,890, and the average household income was $125,899. The per capita income for the city was $48,811. About 5.94% of families and 3.55% of families with children were below the poverty line.

In 2012, Spanish was spoken at home by 50.9% of residents, while English was the only language spoken at home by 42.95%. Other languages spoken by the population were French 1.22%, Portuguese 0.28%, and Italian 3.91%.

As of 2000 and according to the census, Coral Gables had the eighteenth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 28.7% of the populace. It also had the sixty-fourth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.3% of the city's population, and the sixteenth highest percentage of Venezuelan residents in the US, at 1.4% of its population.