Editing Longboat Key, Florida (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1960= 1000
|1970= 2850
|1980= 4843
|1990= 5937
|2000= 7603
|2010= 6888
|2020= 7505
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Longboat Key racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop. 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Longboat Key town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Longboat+Key+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop. 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Longboat Key town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Longboat+Key+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|6,715
|7,052
|97.49%
|93.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|16
|31
|0.23%
|0.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|7
|15
|0.10%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|51
|88
|0.74%
|1.17%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|2
|22
|0.03%
|0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/multiracial]] (NH)
|24
|118
|0.35%
|1.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|73
|177
|1.06%
|2.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,888'''
|'''7,505'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,505 people, 3,939 households, and 2,696 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Longboat Key town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Longboat+Key+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> In the 2020 US Census there was 3,992 females and 3,513 males in the town. The median age was 71 years old overall being 71.7 for males and 70.5 for females. A total of 9,774 housing units existed according to the 2020 US Census with 4,200 being occupied and 5,544 being classified as being vacant. Of the vacant housing units the plurality (48.8% or 4,752) were "For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use".<ref>{{Cite web |title=DP1 {{!}} PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS {{!}} Longboat Key town, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Longboat+Key+2020+Decennial+Census |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 6,888 people, 3,780 households, and 2,595 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Longboat Key town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Longboat+Key+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,603 people, 4,280 households, and 2,846 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,546.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,834 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,796.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the town was 99.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.67% of the population.

In 2000, there were 4,280 households, out of which 3.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.11. In the town, the population was spread out, with 2.6% under the age of 18, 0.9% from 18 to 24, 5.7% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 58.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $290,251, and the median income for a family was $307,983. Males had a median income of $261,157 versus $230,104 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $280,963. About 0.4% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.