Florida Swells With Growth Again

Florida has once again proven to be a very popular place to relocate and we are not just talking about retirees. Florida does have a lot to offer from the miles of beaches to major theme parks and who can forget the Miami nightlife! There are probably 100 different reasons people come to Florida for vacation, and even more as to why they choose to live here.

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The Demographic Estimating Conference met on July 9, 2024, to review, revise and share a new population forecast. The new estimates reflect recent demographic and economic‐related data and trends. Compared to the last conference, Florida’s population estimate for April 1, 2024 was adjusted upward by 25,491. While numbers did get slight revisions it was noted in both cases that deaths still exceeded births, resulting in negative natural increase. This means that the population boom is indeed coming from folks relocating.

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As of April 1st 2024, Florida is showing 23,002,597 residents, according to freshly revised estimates. As you can see in the chart below the population has been steadily increasing, this still in spite of deaths outpacing birth.

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Florida is now the third most populous state in the U.S., trailing only California's 39.5 million residents and Texas' 30.5 million inhabitants. With some statistics showing Califonia residents relocating to Texas and Florida there is still approximately 9 million more people on the west coast.

There is more to Florida than Disney but a little magic goes a long wayPhoto bySandro GonzalezonUnsplash

The growth does not appear to be ending anytime soon. According to the number provided starting in 2024, and ending April 1, 2030, over 2.1 million people will have moved to Florida. This rate of population growth is estimated to average 305,269 net new residents per year (836 per day), as of 2022 Orlando had roughly 316,000 people living there to give some perspective.

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If you have recently moved to or visited Florida we would love to hear why in the comments below!

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Key West is either the end of the road or the beginning, with the sun in your face and warm weather the choice is yours.

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