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Collier County Florida Resources

• Collier County Public Schools - Public school information for Collier County
• Edison Community College - Edison Community College is part of the Florida state system of public community colleges. Edison Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees and certificates. Edison is also a member of the American Association of Community Colleges and the Florida Association of Community Colleges.
• Collier County Parks and Recreation - Collier County Parks and Recreation information.

Collier County Florida Facts

People QuickFacts	Collier County	Florida
Population, 2006 estimate	314,649	18,089,888
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006	25.2%	13.2%
Population, 2000	251,377	15,982,378
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005	6.4%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005	20.9%	22.9%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005	23.7%	16.8%
Female persons, percent, 2005	49.5%	51.0%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)	92.0%	80.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)	5.9%	15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)	0.4%	0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)	0.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)	0.2%	0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005	0.6%	1.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)	24.4%	19.5%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005	68.6%	62.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over	44.2%	48.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	18.3%	16.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	25.1%	23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	81.8%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	27.9%	22.3%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	49,125	3,274,566
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	24.0	26.2
Housing units, 2005	181,261	8,256,847
Homeownership rate, 2000	75.6%	70.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	46.6%	29.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$168,000	$105,500
Households, 2000	102,973	6,337,929
Persons per household, 2000	2.39	2.46
Median household income, 2004	$48,812	$40,900
Per capita money income, 1999	$31,195	$21,557
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004	8.8%	11.9%
Business QuickFacts	Collier County	Florida
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004	9,952	484,938
Private nonfarm employment, 2004	102,376	6,864,987
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004	11.0%	10.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004	27,589	1,369,002
Total number of firms, 2002	31,821	1,539,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002	1.8%	6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002	S	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002	0.8%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002	F	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002	9.8%	17.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002	26.0%	28.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)	437,510	78,474,770
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)	1,040,455	219,490,896
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)	4,196,902	191,805,685
Retail sales per capita, 2002	$15,222	$11,498
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)	697,888	29,366,940
Building permits, 2005	6,622	287,250
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)	1,332,323	121,933,502
Geography QuickFacts	Collier County	Florida
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	2,025.34	53,926.82
Persons per square mile, 2000	124.1	296.4
FIPS Code	021	12
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metro Area

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts