Fort Meade

Population: 5,172
Median household income: $35,131
Median home value: $141,500

Located in Polk County, Florida, Fort Meade is a community with a population of 5,172. The median household income of $35,131 is below the Polk County median ($63,644).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Meade's population declined 15.3% from 6,104 to 5,172, while its median home value rose 81.6% from $77,900 to $141,500.

The median gross rent is $919. 10.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,172
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $35,131
Median home value: $141,500
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 2,768
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1045,172

Median household income

$44,325$35,131

Median home value

$77,900$141,500

Median gross rent

$771$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,104	$44,325	$77,900	$771
2020	6,163	$38,728	$92,900	$772
2021	5,127	$37,515	$117,400	$814
2022	5,133	$34,474	$133,000	$846
2023	5,172	$35,131	$141,500	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over15.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	332	6.4%
5 to 17	850	16.4%
18 to 24	246	4.8%
25 to 34	716	13.8%
35 to 44	491	9.5%
45 to 54	631	12.2%
55 to 64	603	11.7%
65 to 74	529	10.2%
75 and over	774	15.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,688	52.0%
Black or African American	695	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.5%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.5%
Two or more races	80	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,654	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.5%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	880	23.5%
High school graduate	1,687	45.1%
Some college or associate's	796	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	188	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	193	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,427	80.8%
Carpooled	161	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	1.5%
Bicycle	8	0.5%
Worked from home	144	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	337	20.8%
15 to 29 min	534	32.9%
30 to 44 min	239	14.7%
45 to 59 min	248	15.3%
60+ min	264	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 23.9% (1,238 of 5,172)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,143	52.6%
Nonfamily households	1,030	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,173	78.5%
Vacant	595	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,543	71.0%
Renter-occupied	630	29.0%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other25.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,831	66.1%
1-unit, attached	67	2.4%
2 to 4 units	68	2.5%
5 to 19 units	92	3.3%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	706	25.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1224100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 27.7659, -81.8055