Golden Lakes, Florida

Golden Lakes is located at 26°42′1″N 80°10′3″W (26.700193, -80.167371).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

At the 2000 census there were 6,694 people in 3,118 households, including 1,733 families, in the CDP. The population density was 1,095.2/km² (2,831.0/mi²). There were 3,761 housing units at an average density of 615.3/km² (1,590.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.93% White (58.1% were Non-Hispanic White,)[5] 22.59% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.20% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.03%.[1]

Of the 3,118 households 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 38.0% of households were one person and 24.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 22.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.1% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median household income was $27,674 and the median family income was $33,182. Males had a median income of $28,269 versus $25,367 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,818. About 9.9% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 77.57% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 15.49%, French Creole made up 3.11%, Yiddish totaled 1.55%, both Arabic and German were at 0.77%, and Italian was the mother tongue for 0.69% of the population.[6]