DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the
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       census of 2000, there were 4,909 people, 2,248
       households, and 1,330 families residing in the town.
       The
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       population density was 3,790.8/km²
       (9,721.8/mi²). There were 3,059 housing units at an
       average density of 2,362.2/km² (6,058.1/mi²). The
       racial makeup of the town was 93.50%
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       White (52.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 1.28%
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       African American, 0.04%
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       Native American, 1.16%
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       Asian, 0.02%
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       Pacific Islander, 1.51% from
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       other races, and 2.49% from two or more races.
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       Hispanic or
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       Latino of any race were 43.53% of the
       population.

There were 2,248
       households out of which 20.5% had children under the
       age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were
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       married couples living together, 9.6% had a
       female householder with no husband present, and
       40.8% were non-families. 32.9% of all households
       were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone
       living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
       average household size was 2.18 and the average
       family size was 2.75.

In the town the
       population was spread out with 16.3% under the age
       of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44,
       24.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of
       age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every
       100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100
       females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for
       a household in the town was $50,927, and the median
       income for a family was $56,327. Males had a median
       income of $47,147 versus $39,181 for females. The
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       per capita income for the town was $38,375.
       About 6.7% of families and 11.5% of the population
       were below the
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       poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age
       18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000,
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       Spanish was spoken as a
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       first language by 49.40% of residents, while
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       English was spoken by 42.10% of the population.
       Other languages spoken included
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       Portuguese 2.36%,
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       Russian 2.04%,
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       German 1.39%,
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       Yiddish 1.39%, and
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       French, which was the
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       mother tongue for 1.28% of the population.

As of 2000, Surfside
       had the twentieth highest percentage of
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       Brazilian residents in the US, with 1.60% of the
       US populace (tied with five other places in the US,
       including
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       Ojus, FL.) It had the twenty-third highest
       percentage of
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       Colombian residents in the US, at 4.66% of the
       town's population, as well as the twenty-third
       highest percentage of
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       Cuban residents in the US, at 20.15% of the it's
       population.^[9]
       It also had the thirty-fourth most
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       Peruvians in the US, at 1.47%, while it had the
       eleventh highest percentage of
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       Trinidadians and Tobagonians, at 1.30% of all
       residents (tied with
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       North Amityville, New York and
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       Gordon Heights, New York.)
       Surfside's
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       Venezuelan community had the eleventh highest
       percentage of residents, which was at 1.41% of all
       residents.