Editing Carol City, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960=21749
| 1970=27361
| 1980=47349
| 1990=53331
| 2000=59443
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusFL>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Florida |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-11.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusFL>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-11.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Carol City CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Carol City CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1210650|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,798
|6.39%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|29,560
|49.73%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|65
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|317
|0.53%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|22
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|101
|0.17%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|615
|1.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|24,965
|42.00%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''59,443'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 59,443 people, 16,402 households, and 14,089 families residing in the community. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3,012.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 17,049 housing units at an average density of {{convert|863.9|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 52.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 38.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (6.4% were Non-Hispanic White,).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Carol_City.php |title=Demographics of Carol City, Florida |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415183205/http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Carol_City.php |archive-date=2008-04-15 }}</ref> 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 42.00% of the population.

There were 16,402 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 3.75.

In the area the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $38,652, and the median income for a family was $39,596. Males had a median income of $26,079 versus $22,169 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $12,600. About 14.3% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being [[annexation#Subnational annexation|annex]]ed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 53.73% of all residents, Spanish accounted for 43.16%, and [[Haitian Creole|French Creole]] made up 2.15% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=10650&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of Carol City, Florida |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=2007-11-04}}</ref>

As of 2000, the Carol City section of [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]] had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 18.75% of the populace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |title=Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122040230/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It had the nineteenth highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the U.S. at 5.80% (which tied with [[Lake Park, Florida]],)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Jamaican.html |title=Ancestry Map of Jamaican Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153154/http://epodunk.com/ancestry/Jamaican.html |archive-date=2007-10-11 }}</ref> and the thirty-ninth highest percentage of Dominican residents in the U.S. at 3% of its population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Dominican-Republic.html |title=Ancestry Map of Dominican Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017104216/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Dominican-Republic.html |archive-date=2010-10-17 }}</ref> It had the fifty-sixth most Haitians in the U.S. at 2.50% (tied with five other areas in the U.S., including [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]] and [[Taft, Florida]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923063913/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |archive-date=2012-09-23 }}</ref> while it had the twentieth highest percentage of Nicaraguans at 2.20% of all residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Nicaraguan.html |title=Ancestry Map of Nicaraguan Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017104722/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Nicaraguan.html |archive-date=2010-10-17 }}</ref> The Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens is home to the seventieth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the U.S. at 2.15% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |archive-date=2007-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011163422/http://epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>