Mims vs South Patrick Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Mims and South Patrick Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Mims and South Patrick Shores are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mims has the higher population (7,282 vs 6,726 in South Patrick Shores). South Patrick Shores has the higher median household income ($86,048 vs $57,232 in Mims). South Patrick Shores has the higher median home value ($410,800 vs $235,600 in Mims).

Population, income & housing

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
Population	7,282	6,726
Median age	56.1 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,232	$86,048
Median home value	$235,600	$410,800
Median gross rent	$874	$1,586
Housing units	4,047	3,491
Homeownership rate	91.1%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
Population	6,375 → 7,282 (+14.2%)	6,842 → 6,726 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$55,483 → $57,232 (+3.2%)	$78,288 → $86,048 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$155,700 → $235,600 (+51.3%)	$284,800 → $410,800 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $874 (+6.2%)	$1,298 → $1,586 (+22.2%)

Mims

Population

6,3757,282

Median household income

$55,483$57,232

Median home value

$155,700$235,600

Median gross rent

$823$874

South Patrick Shores

Population

6,8426,726

Median household income

$78,288$86,048

Median home value

$284,800$410,800

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
Under 5	1.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	12.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	6.6%	6.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	20.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	16.5%
75 and over	16.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	84.3%
Black or African American	5.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
No high school diploma	9.6%	0.9%
High school graduate	40.9%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
Drove alone	81.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	4.4%
Worked from home	4.9%	12.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
1-unit, detached	68.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	28.4%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Mims	South Patrick Shores
Poverty rate	10.0%	3.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1987	1968