
Section 2 Existing Conditions/Affected Environment
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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TABLE 2-3: EAA SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Area
1990
Population
2000
Population
Percent
Change
1990 -
2000
Persons
per Square
Mile in
2000
Median
Household
Income in
2000
Per Capita
Income in
2000
Florida 12,937,926 15,982,378 23.5% 296 $ 38,819 $ 21,557
EAA 44,700 42,265 -5.4% 44
Hendry County
Tract 200
8,535 7,506 -12.1% 102 $ 31,760 $ 13,047
Palm Beach Co.
Tracts
7903 675 5,729 748.7% 5 $ 58,770 $ 21,177
8001 3,459 3,727 7.7% 104 $ 23,081 $ 9,303
8002 6,377 5,360 -15.9% 836 $ 23,625 $ 10,301
8101 5,554 6,229 12.2% 141 $ 33,906 $ 12,756
8102 1,137 1,091 -4.0% 1254 $ - $ 8,022
8201 5,433 4,355 -19.8% 9467 $ 17,004 $ 8,776
8202 3,295 2,976 -9.7% 8043 $ 15,000 $ 8,056
8203 4,626 4,763 3.0% 258 $ 28,409 $ 12,592
8301 2,154 1,737 -19.4% 22 $ 24,125 $ 7,676
8302 4,130 4,521 9.5% 419 $ 25,227 $ 9,239
Cities
Belle Glade 16,177 14,999 -7.3% 3226 $ 22,715 $ 11,159
Pahokee 6,822 5,822 -14.7% 1080 $ 26,731 $ 10,346
South Bay 3,358 3,895 16.0% 1437 $ 23,558 $ 9,126
* Derived from the U.S. Census 1990 and 2000. Data for census tracts 0200 and 7903
is not representative of the EAA area because large portions of these tracts lie
outside the target area. Tract 8102 has no households or families.
Sources: US Census 1990; US Census 2000; USACE, SFWMD, 2003
2.15.2 Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Reservoir Storage Area
Analysis of 2000 block level census data reveals a total of 20 persons within the
footprint of Compartment A. While the land area of the proposed reservoir
storage areas totals 35,526 acres or 5.7% of the EAA, population residing within
the storage reservoir area represents 0.05% of the EAA total population. The
purchase agreement between the DOI, SFWMD and the landowners allowed
farming to continue on most of the land until March 31, 2005. After March 2005,
land may be leased for agricultural purposes until needed by USACE for
restoration purposes.
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