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Population (year 2000): 1,390
Males: 705  (50.7%)
Females: 685  (49.3%)

Glades County

Median resident age:  62.1 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 34974.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,800 (it was $26,406 in 2000)
Buckhead Ridge  $27,800
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,300 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
Buckhead Ridge  $92,300
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Buckhead Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (26.5%), German (16.4%), English (16.2%), Irish (11.4%), French (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 16 feet

Land area: 1.30 square miles.

Population density: 1066 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Buckhead Ridge

  • High school or higher: 72.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buckhead Ridge CDP

  • Never married: 11.7%
  • Now married: 63.5%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Florida:  16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buckhead Ridge:  1.2% ($978)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Port St. Lucie, FL (38.2 miles , pop. 88,769).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (97.0 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (973.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Okeechobee, FL (8.6 miles ), Taylor Creek, FL (9.1 miles ), Cypress Quarters, FL (9.7 miles ), Northeast Glades, FL (10.1 miles ), North Okeechobee, FL (22.2 miles ), Moore Haven, FL (24.9 miles ), Canal Point, FL (25.8 miles ), Clewiston, FL (26.3 miles ).

Latitude: 27.13 N, Longitude: 80.89 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (26%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (15%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)


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Buckhead Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Buckhead Ridge place center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1958, a category 3 tornado 33.7 miles away from the place center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buckhead Ridge:
  • RAULERSON HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL)
  • HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; CLEWISTON, FL)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 41 miles; SEBRING, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckhead Ridge:
  • VERO BEACH MUNI (about 49 miles; VERO BEACH, FL; ID: VRB)
  • PALM BEACH INTL (about 65 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
  • MELBOURNE INTL (about 69 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID: MLB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckhead Ridge:
  • OKEECHOBEE COUNTY (about 10 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL; ID: OBE)
  • PALM BEACH CO GLADES (about 28 miles; PAHOKEE, FL; ID: PHK)
  • AIRGLADES (about 30 miles; CLEWISTON, FL; ID: 2IS)

Amtrak station near Buckhead Ridge:
  • 10 miles: OKEECHOBEE (801 N. PARROTT AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckhead Ridge:
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,149)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 64 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 68 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,055)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 76 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.1%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  19.4%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Buckhead Ridge compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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10.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.79%
Florida average:  8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hendry County, FL  1.69% ($37,519 average AGI)
from Lee County, FL  1.30% ($39,475)
from Okeechobee County, FL  0.78% ($43,000)


10.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.44%
Florida average:  7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hendry County, FL  1.34% ($35,415 average AGI)
to Lee County, FL  0.95% ($44,379)
to Okeechobee County, FL  0.82% ($51,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buckhead Ridge:
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WOKC (1570 AM; 1 kW; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY LLC)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buckhead Ridge:
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W218BB (91.5 FM; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKGR (98.7 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAFC-FM (99.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WCNO (89.9 FM; PALM CITY, FL; Owner: NATIONAL CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buckhead Ridge:
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
  • WTCE (Channel 21; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CNG, INC.)

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