More of us will be teenagers

The fastest growing age group in Florida in the past 15 years was kids below fifteen years of age. Now those kids are becoming teenagers and young adults. The fastest growing segment of the Florida population between now and the year 2010 will be kids 15-19. There were 1.2 million teenagers in 1995 in Florida and there will be nearly 1.7 million by the year 2010, an increase of 36%. The total population of Florida is expected to increase by 26% during this time (from 14.1 to 17.8 million). (Florida Demographic Estimating Conference database).

Florida Population by Age Group and Fifteen Year Growth

Population

1980 1995 2010 Under 4 570287 993051 1,058,176 4 - 9 621601 898399 1,028,316 9 - 14 685082 855167 1,062,673 14 - 17 482915 453959 648444 17 - 19 328494 347803 491743 19 - 24 811475 895074 1,112,793 25+ 6,247,107 9,705,864 12,433,926 All people 9,746,961 14,149,317 17,836,071

Percent change

1980 1995 2010 Under 4 100 174.1 106.6 4 - 9 100 144.5 114.5 9 - 14 100 124.8 124.3 14 - 17 100 94 142.8 17 - 19 100 105.9 141.4 19 - 24 100 110.3 124.3 25+ 100 155.4 128.1 All people 100 145.2 126.1