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Suwannee County

Population in July 2007: 7,612.
Males: 3,632  (47.7%)
Females: 3,980  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  44.6 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,747 (it was $29,936 in 2000)
Dowling Park:  $41,747
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,953
Dowling Park:  $21,953
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,112 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
Dowling Park:  $171,112
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $245,766; Detached houses: $365,068; Townhouses or other attached units: $210,477; Mobile homes: $58,667

Dowling Park, FL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Dowling Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Dowling Park: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 73 feet

Land area: 174.6 square miles.

Population density: 44 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Dowling Park

  • High school or higher: 74.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dowling Park CCD

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 62.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
Florida:  16.7%

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

Dowling Park:  1.2% ($736)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
Dowling Park satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gainesville, FL (62.1 miles , pop. 95,447).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (90.0 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (732.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Day, FL (2.9 miles ), Mayo, FL (3.3 miles ), Live Oak, FL (3.5 miles ), McAlpin-Wellborn, FL (4.1 miles ), Lee, FL (4.1 miles ), Branford, FL (4.7 miles ), Madison, FL (4.8 miles ), Jasper, FL (5.0 miles ).

Latitude: 30.21 N, Longitude: 83.16 W

Area code: 386

Dowling Park household income distribution Dowling Park home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Chemicals (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



Dowling Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/27/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the Dowling Park place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1988, a category 3 tornado 22.3 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Dowling Park:
  • SHANDS AT LIVE OAK (about 9 miles; LIVE OAK, FL)
  • TRINITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; JASPER, FL)
  • MADISON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MADISON, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Dowling Park, FL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dowling Park:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 61 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 87 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)

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Notable locations in Dowling Park: Camp Osceola (A), Beulah Community Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dowling Park include: Clayland Church (A), Claywood Church (B), Mount Gilead Church (C), New Harmony Church (D), Oak Hill Church (E), Orange Church (F), Patmus Church (G), Philadelphia Church (H), Pine Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ivey Cemetery (1), Head Cemetery (2), Grant Cemetery (3), Mims Cemetery (4), Mount Willing Cemetery (5), Claywood Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Dempsey Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Dowling Park: Peacock Springs State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dowling Park and their reported violations in the past:

ADVENT CHRISTIAN VILLAGE (Population served: 820, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2000), Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-2000)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.4%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.9%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dowling Park, FL


195 people in nursing homes
5 people in unknown juvenile institutions


Dowling Park compared to Florida state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Suwannee County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (63%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Dowling Park

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents68.2%6.1%6.0%5.2%2.9%
Congregations45.2%2.7%6.8%8.2%1.4%
NameChurches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.1%1.5%1.4%4.2%
Congregations6.8%1.4%1.4%2.7%23.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


9.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,404 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.84%
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 Columbia County, FL  1.43% ($29,765 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL  0.52% ($38,076)
from Duval County, FL  0.36% ($32,413)


8.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,581 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.25%
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 Columbia County, FL  1.97% ($28,097 average AGI)
to Alachua County, FL  0.41% ($23,635)
to Duval County, FL  0.33% ($23,537)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dowling Park:
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WQHL (1250 AM; 1 kW; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dowling Park:
  • WLVO (106.1 FM; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: LEON F. PETTERSEN)
  • WQHL-FM (98.1 FM; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WGSG (89.5 FM; MAYO, FL; Owner: TRUE CONCEPTS OF LEVY COUNTY, INC.)
  • WVHT (105.7 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQLC (102.1 FM; WATERTOWN, FL; Owner: LOUIS D. BOLTON, II)
  • WXHT (102.7 FM; MADISON, FL; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOLR (91.3 FM; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: WOLR 91.3 FM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dowling Park:
  • WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLCF-LP (Channel 11; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W39BZ (Channel 39; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: ERIC McBRIDE)
  • W66CQ (Channel 66; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: MARTHA RAYBURN)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W23AQ (Channel 23; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dowling Park)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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