Myakka

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  2. Myakka Statistics
  3. Myakka Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Myakka Employment Information
  5. Myakka Family Information
  6. Myakka Education Information
  7. Myakka Public Benefits Information
  8. Myakka Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Myakka Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,318
  • Land Area (2000): 814.952 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 8.238 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,391
Myakka Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,926 41.03%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 383 1.98%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 11,009 56.99%

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Myakka Employment Information Back to top
Myakka Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 728 14.08%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 335 6.48%
3. Public Administration 329 6.36%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 300 5.80%
5. Finance and Insurance 228 4.41%
6. Health Care 221 4.27%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 191 3.69%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 163 3.15%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 148 2.86%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 145 2.80%
11. Educational Services 138 2.67%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 122 2.36%
13. Repair and Maintenance 113 2.18%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 109 2.11%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 109 2.11%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 105 2.03%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 93 1.80%
18. U.S. Postal Service 86 1.66%
19. Food Manufacturing 84 1.62%
20. Metal Manufactuing 81 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 818 19.99%
2. Educational Services 612 14.95%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 324 7.92%
4. Finance and Insurance 237 5.79%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 211 5.16%
6. Public Administration 200 4.89%
7. Construction 126 3.08%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 125 3.05%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 118 2.88%
10. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 92 2.25%
11. Social Assistance 92 2.25%
12. Other Direct Selling Estab 87 2.13%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 86 2.10%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 71 1.73%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 70 1.71%
16. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 58 1.42%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 46 1.12%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 40 0.98%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 39 0.95%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 39 0.95%

Myakka Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 348 6.73%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 307 5.94%
3. Top Executives 299 5.78%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 255 4.93%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 237 4.58%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 231 4.47%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 231 4.47%
8. Engineers 195 3.77%
9. Law Enforcement Workers 166 3.21%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 162 3.13%
11. Computer Specialists 158 3.05%
12. Business Operations Specialists 148 2.86%
13. Other Financial Specialists 129 2.49%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 118 2.28%
15. Other Construction Trades 108 2.09%
16. Agricultural Workers 106 2.05%
17. Vehicle Mechanics 97 1.88%
18. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 96 1.86%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 88 1.70%
20. Other Production Occupations 84 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Management Occupations 280 6.84%
2. Secretaries and Admins 278 6.79%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 262 6.40%
4. Registered Nurses 249 6.08%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 241 5.89%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 162 3.96%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 151 3.69%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 145 3.54%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 144 3.52%
10. Computer Specialists 131 3.20%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 127 3.10%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 110 2.69%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 107 2.61%
14. Accountants and Auditors 98 2.39%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 91 2.22%
16. Customer Service Representatives 90 2.20%
17. Other Healthcare Support 90 2.20%
18. Business Operations Specialists 89 2.17%
19. Top Executives 86 2.10%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 84 2.05%

Myakka Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,454 59.02%
15-35 hours 1,606 11.21%
1-14 hours 412 2.88%
No regular hours 3,852 26.89%

Myakka Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 186 2.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM 182 2.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 311 3.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 873 10.00%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 902 10.33%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,891 21.66%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,789 20.49%
8 AM-8:29 AM 896 10.26%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 309 3.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 436 4.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 100 1.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 59 0.68%
Noon-3:59 PM 327 3.75%
4 PM-11:59 PM 469 5.37%

Myakka Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 185 2.12%
5-9 416 4.77%
10-14 491 5.62%
15-19 1,039 11.90%
20-24 1,591 18.22%
25-29 913 10.46%
30-34 1,793 20.54%
35-39 261 2.99%
40-44 512 5.86%
45-59 857 9.82%
60-89 394 4.51%
At least 90 278 3.18%

Myakka Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 4,635 53.09%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,566 29.39%
45-59 0 0.00% 857 9.82%
At least 60 0 0.00% 672 7.70%

Myakka Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 8 0.09%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 686 7.34%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,891 84.47%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 89 0.95%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 56 0.60%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 612 6.55%

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Myakka Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,660 (18,710 people)
Families (2000): 5,635 (17,214 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,689
People at same address in 1995: 5,727
Myakka Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 232 3.48%
$10,000-$14,999 158 2.37%
$15,000-$19,999 217 3.26%
$20,000-$24,999 251 3.77%
$25,000-$29,999 268 4.02%
$30,000-$34,999 235 3.53%
$35,000-$39,999 258 3.87%
$40,000-$44,999 313 4.70%
$45,000-$49,999 292 4.38%
$50,000-$59,999 658 9.88%
$60,000-$74,999 985 14.79%
$75,000-$99,999 1,152 17.30%
$100,000-$124,999 797 11.97%
$125,000-$149,999 317 4.76%
$150,000-$199,999 276 4.14%
$200,000 or more 251 3.77%

Myakka Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 773 11.62%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,444 36.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 207 3.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,202 18.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 22 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,308 19.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 11 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 491 7.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 145 2.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 0.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Myakka Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,539 29.02%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,276 17.16%
Public Assistance 54 0.28%
Retirement 1,394 7.30%
Self Employment 965 5.06%
Social Security 1,683 8.82%
Supplemental Security 84 0.44%
Wage / Salary 5,341 27.98%
Other 753 3.94%

Myakka Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,728 52.40%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,478 47.60%

Myakka Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 412 5.62%
Color 1 Box Married 5,598 76.32%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,252 17.07%
Color 3 Box Widowed 73 1.00%

Myakka Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 456 6.28%
Color 1 Box Married 5,495 75.66%
Color 2 Box Never Married 951 13.09%
Color 3 Box Widowed 361 4.97%

Myakka Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Myakka Education Information Back to top
Myakka Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 557 4.03%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 990 7.16%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,378 24.44%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,485 25.22%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,007 7.29%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,087 22.34%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,317 9.53%

Myakka Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 207 1.07% 373 1.93% 580 3.00%
Kindergarten 190 0.98% 87 0.45% 277 1.43%
Grades 1-4 1,303 6.75% 183 0.95% 1,486 7.69%
Grades 5-8 1,100 5.69% 148 0.77% 1,248 6.46%
Grades 9-12 908 4.70% 136 0.70% 1,044 5.40%
Undergrad college 337 1.74% 143 0.74% 480 2.48%
Graduate or professional school 124 0.64% 84 0.43% 208 1.08%
Total 4,169 21.58% 1,154 5.97% 5,323 27.55%

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Myakka Public Benefits Information Back to top
Myakka Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 18,445 96.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 575 3.02%

Myakka Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Myakka Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Myakka Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,027 15.67%
10-19 Years 2,850 14.75%
20-29 Years 1,374 7.11%
30-39 Years 3,301 17.09%
40-49 Years 3,468 17.95%
50-59 Years 2,384 12.34%
60-69 Years 1,684 8.72%
70-79 Years 964 4.99%
80-89 Years 230 1.19%
90+ Years 36 0.19%

Myakka Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,655 49.98%
Color 1 Box Female 9,663 50.02%

Myakka Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 17,435 90.25%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,261 6.53%
Color 1 Box African-American 240 1.24%
Color 2 Box Asian 232 1.20%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 105 0.54%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 26 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 16 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.02%

Myakka Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,913 20.40%
2. English 3,177 16.57%
3. Irish 2,700 14.08%
4. United States Or American 1,916 9.99%
5. Italian 1,380 7.20%
6. French Non-Basque 705 3.68%
7. Polish 672 3.50%
8. Scottish 588 3.07%
9. Dutch 396 2.06%
10. French Canadian 341 1.78%

Myakka Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,360 91.35%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 680 3.80%
3. German 230 1.28%
4. Italian 83 0.46%
5. French 64 0.36%
6. Other West Germanic 57 0.32%
7. Other Indo European 56 0.31%
8. Chinese 55 0.31%
9. Arabic 52 0.29%
10. French Creole 50 0.28%

Myakka Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,038 93.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 533 2.76%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 747 3.87%

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Myakka Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.