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. The median income for a household in the county was $43,605 and the median income for a family was $50,065 Males had a median income of $35,096 versus $29,980 for females the per capita income for the county was $22,957 About 13.8% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those aged 65 or over. . . This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it (July 2011), Fire is an important element in the natural maintenance of the Everglades the majority of fires are caused by lightning strikes from thunderstorms during the wet season Their effects are largely superficial and serve to foster specific plant growth: sawgrass will burn above water but the roots are preserved underneath Fire in the sawgrass marshes serves to keep out larger bushes and trees and releases nutrients from decaying plant matter more efficiently than decomposition Whereas in the wet season dead plant matter and the tips of grasses and trees are burned in the dry season the fire may be fed by organic peat and burn deeply destroying root systems Fires are confined by existing water and rainfall it takes approximately 225 years for one foot (.30 m) of peat to develop but in some locations the peat is less dense than it should be for the 5,000 years of the Everglades' existence Scientists indicate fire as the cause; it is also cited as the reason for the black color of Everglades muck Layers of charcoal have been detected in the peat in portions of the Everglades that indicate the region endured severe fires for years at a time although this trend seems to have abated since the last occurrence in 940 BCE; Miami Florida Business directory Homestead.

Theatres and performance arts Map of the five major ocean gyres, A pond in the Big Cypress 3 Cities 1996 48.0% 2,546,870 42.3% 2,244,536. Main article: Draining and development of the Everglades 1.3 Slavery war and disenfranchisement The school district is currently being monitored by the Florida Department of Education due to having extremely low monetary reserves Since Carvalho's appointment reserves have increased from 0.5% to 1.3% of the operating budget; however this is well below the 5% recommended practice.[citation needed].