Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Coconut Creek had a population of 57,833. The median age was 42.0 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.0 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 24,262 households in Coconut Creek, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census In 2000, there were 20,093 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.73. In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males. As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $43,980, and the median income for a family was $55,131. Males had a median income of $40,965 versus $31,188 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $25,590. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 79.23% of residents, and Spanish made up of 11.18%. Other languages spoken as a first language were Portuguese 1.79%, Italian 1.40%, Yiddish 1.37%, and French at 1.17% of the population. As of 2000, Coconut Creek was the twenty-sixth most Brazilian-populated area in the U.S. (tied with
Belle Isle,
Big Pine Key, and several other areas in the
Northeast) at 1.2% of the population. ==Economy==