Florida's 5th Congressional District
Florida · FL-05
Florida's 5th Congressional District is one of 28 U.S. House districts in Florida, represented in Congress by John Rutherford (Republican). It is home to roughly 792,280 people, with a median age of 39.1. The population is about 65% White. The median household income is $86,900, and 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+21).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 684 square miles, FL-05 is the 302nd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,158 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.53 ranks 22nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 39% of FL-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 60% Donald Trump — a R+21 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+16.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39.1 years old; 21.5% of residents are under 18 and 17% are 65 or older. About 13.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 17.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $86,900, the district's median household income ranks 146th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $377,163, and the median rent is $1,566 a month. 9.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.9-minute commute (18.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).