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Population: 5,691. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,742 (+0.9% change)
Males: 2,776 (48.8%), Females: 2,915 (51.2%)

Polk County

Zip code: 33841

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $32,984
Median house value: $60,400

Population by Race

Races in Fort Meade:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.4%)
  • Black (21.8%)
  • Hispanic (17.2%)
  • Other race (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (16.4%), Irish (6.9%), English (5.9%), German (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Scottish (1.5%).

Elevation: 129 feet

Land area: 5.0 square miles

Map of Fort Meade, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Meade

  • High school or higher: 66.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Meade city

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

11.1% Foreign born (10.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+6.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Meade:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Meade:

  • LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 23 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Abbreviation: LAL)
  • MAC DILL AFB (about 51 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: MCF)
  • TAMPA INTL (about 52 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: TPA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Meade:

  • BARTOW MUNI (about 13 miles; BARTOW, FL; Abbreviation: BOW)
  • LAKE WALES MUNI (about 16 miles; LAKE WALES, FL; Abbreviation: X07)
  • WAUCHULA MUNI (about 18 miles; WAUCHULA, FL; Abbreviation: CHN)

Amtrak station near Fort Meade:

  • 18 miles: WINTER HAVEN (1800 7TH ST. S.W.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Meade:

  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 48 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 49 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)

Public primary/middle schools in Fort Meade:

  • FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 769; Location: 700 EDGEWOOD DRIVE, N; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY (Students: 655; Location: 115 S OAK AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GAUSE RIVERSIDE ACADEMY (Students: 84; Location: 1002 NE 6TH STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)

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