Jupiter Island, Florida
Encyclopedia
Jupiter Island is a town on the barrier island
of Jupiter Island
in Martin County
, Florida
, United States
. It has no post office and all mail comes from Hobe Sound
on the mainland. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie
Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 653. Some of the wealthiest people in the United States live in Jupiter Island; it has the second highest per capita income of any inhabited place in the country.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (7 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (24.86%) is water.
of 2000, there were 620 people, 285 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density
was 228.0 people per square mile (88.0/km²). There were 494 housing units at an average density of 181.7 per square mile (70.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.35% White, 1.29% African American, 0.16% Asian, 2.42% from other races
, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.32% of the population.
There were 285 households, of which 8.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples
living together, 0.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.4% of households were made up of individuals; 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.30.
In the town, the population was spread out with 7.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 12.6% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 44.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $200,000, as is the median income for a family. Males had a median income of $156,250 versus $129,545 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $200,087. 0.1% of the population and 0.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population
, none are under the age of 18 and 2.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
ers Gary Player
, Tiger Woods
and Nick Price
live in Jupiter Island, as do singers Celine Dion
and Alan Jackson
. Richard Lerner
, research chemist, entrepreneur and president and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute
maintains a home in the community. Publisher Nelson Doubleday is a seasonal resident. Baltimore Ravens
owner Stephen Bisciotti is a part-time resident.
Barrier island
Barrier islands, a coastal landform and a type of barrier system, are relatively narrow strips of sand that parallel the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen...
of Jupiter Island
Jupiter Island
Jupiter Island is a barrier island on the coast of Martinand Palm Beach counties, Florida. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the St. Lucie Inlet, on the west by the Indian River, and on the south by the Jupiter Inlet...
in Martin County
Martin County, Florida
Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 126,731. The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimate for the county is 138,660. Its county seat is Stuart, Florida.- History :...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It has no post office and all mail comes from Hobe Sound
Hobe Sound, Florida
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography and climate:...
on the mainland. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population of Port St. Lucie was 88,769 at the 2000 census but grew rapidly during the 2000s. In 2009 the State of Florida estimated the City's population at 155,251. Port St. Lucie forms part of a metropolitan area called...
Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 653. Some of the wealthiest people in the United States live in Jupiter Island; it has the second highest per capita income of any inhabited place in the country.
Geography
Jupiter Island is located at 27°3′26"N 80°6′49"W (27.057287, -80.113616).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (7 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (24.86%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 620 people, 285 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 228.0 people per square mile (88.0/km²). There were 494 housing units at an average density of 181.7 per square mile (70.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.35% White, 1.29% African American, 0.16% Asian, 2.42% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.32% of the population.
There were 285 households, of which 8.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 0.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.4% of households were made up of individuals; 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.30.
In the town, the population was spread out with 7.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 12.6% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 44.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $200,000, as is the median income for a family. Males had a median income of $156,250 versus $129,545 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $200,087. 0.1% of the population and 0.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
, none are under the age of 18 and 2.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Notable residents
Professional golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
ers Gary Player
Gary Player
Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
and Nick Price
Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
live in Jupiter Island, as do singers Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
. Richard Lerner
Richard Lerner
Richard A. Lerner is an American research chemist. Best known for his work on catalytic antibodies, Lerner is currently President of The Scripps Research Institute , and a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in La Jolla, California.-Biography:Lerner grew up in Chicago and...
, research chemist, entrepreneur and president and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute is an American medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida, the institute is home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, graduate students, and...
maintains a home in the community. Publisher Nelson Doubleday is a seasonal resident. Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
owner Stephen Bisciotti is a part-time resident.