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Jackson County

Population in July 2008: 802. Population change since 2000: +1.3%
 

Males: 383  (47.9%)
Females: 419  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32442.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,347 (it was $31,083 in 2000)
Grand Ridge:  $43,347
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,071
Grand Ridge:  $20,071
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,965 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
Grand Ridge:  $142,965
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,893; Detached houses: $182,188; Townhouses or other attached units: $45,260; In 2-unit structures: $59,815; Mobile homes: $45,889
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Races in Grand Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Grand Ridge: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.5%), Irish (11.6%), German (8.0%), English (6.7%), French (2.7%), Italian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 32 feet

Land area: 2.17 square miles.

Population density: 369 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Grand Ridge

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Ridge town

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Grand Ridge, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grand Ridge to the number of sex offenders is 62 to 1.

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

Grand Ridge:  0.6% ($292)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (42.5 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (136.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (622.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Cypress, FL (2.0 miles ), Sneads, FL (2.3 miles ), Chattahoochee, FL (3.3 miles ), Altha, FL (3.4 miles ), Marianna, FL (3.7 miles ), Greenwood, FL (3.8 miles ), Bascom, FL (4.0 miles) , Steam Mill, GA (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 30.71 N, Longitude: 85.02 W

Area code: 850

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Population change in the 1990s: +148 (+23.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (32%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



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Grand Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/28/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the Grand Ridge town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/20/2003, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Ridge:
  • JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARIANNA, FL)
  • SUNLAND COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MARIANNA, FL)
  • FLORIDA STATE HOSP (about 15 miles; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Ridge, FL

Airports located in Grand Ridge:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Ridge:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 36 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Ridge and their reported violations in the past:

GOLDEN LARIAT (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
PRAISE LIFE CENTER (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.4%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

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


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (62%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religion statistics for Grand Ridge

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodNational Association of Free Will BaptistsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents55.3%14.0%12.0%5.1%2.6%
Congregations34.2%18.4%14.9%8.8%0.9%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.5%1.3%1.2%5.1%
Congregations5.3%3.5%0.9%0.9%12.3%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 3$8,075$32,3005$12,000
Streets and Highways 3$6,255$25,0201$864
Totals for Government 6$14,330$28,6606$12,864



7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,711 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.07%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bay County, FL  0.47% ($26,300 average AGI)
from Washington County, FL  0.42% ($29,111)
from Calhoun County, FL  0.38% ($22,614)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
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 Bay County, FL  0.52% ($41,910 average AGI)
to Washington County, FL  0.52% ($24,805)
to Leon County, FL  0.50% ($34,907)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Ridge:
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WTOT (980 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
  • WTYS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WNLS (1270 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Ridge:
  • WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJNF (91.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTYS-FM (94.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAQ (100.9 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
  • W291AD (106.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WLHR (107.9 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WPHK (102.7 FM; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFSQ (91.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WWGF (107.5 FM; DONALSONVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WGWD (93.3 FM; GRETNA, FL; Owner: DE-COL INCORPORATED)
  • WBWT (100.7 FM; MIDWAY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grand Ridge:
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIF (Channel 51; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJHG-TV (Channel 7; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WJHG LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WFSU-TV (Channel 11; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPGX (Channel 28; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF FLORIDA, INC.)

Grand Ridge, Florida:
  • Fatal accident count: 9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 10
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Florida average:
  • Fatal accident count: 153
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 235
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 51
  • Fatalities: 166
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 411
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 26
See more detailed statistics of Grand Ridge fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 5,012
Total average daily truck traffic: 400
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 8,696

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • 7859 Munford Lane, Call Sign: KNKQ296
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • Altha Cell Site, 1369 Hwy 69, Structure height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN669
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Douglas I Brandon
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • William W Rogers, Substa Hwy 69 2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00003541
    Registrant: Powersouth Energy Cooperative, 2027 E. Three Notch Street, Andalusia, AL 36420, Phone: (334) 427-3000, Email:
  • b b carter, 1439 Hwy 69 (Shady Grove / 002596), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 104.5 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 2 Mi N Village G Ridge W Hwy 69, Call Sign: WNDA437, Licensee ID: L00003541
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.150 MHz, 452.200 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/12/2000, Expiration Date: 06/22/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/03/2002
    Registrant: Alabama Electric Cooperative, Andalusia, AL 36420, Phone: (205) 222-2571

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • GRAND RIDGE, Substa Hwy 69 2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96.9 m, Call Sign: WNEK332, Licensee ID: L00003541
    Assigned Frequencies : 6315.84 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/26/2000, Expiration Date: 08/16/2010
    Registrant: Powersouth Energy Cooperative, 2027 E. Three Notch Street, Andalusia, AL 36420, Phone: (334) 427-3000, Fax: (334) 427-3439, Email:
  • On Hwy 69 Substation 2 Mi N, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WPND223
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.393 MHz, 928.393 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/29/2002, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
    Registrant: Phone: (205) 823-4003

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Grand Ridge)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1559C , Serial Number: 30259, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 08/30/1956
    Registrant (Individual): David B Hardee, 7351 Boneyard Rd, Grand Ridge, FL 32442
  • Aircraft: MIDDLETON EMMETTE CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 517EM , Serial Number: CH2-0803-CW-0143, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/2007
    Registrant (Individual): Emmette E Middleton, 6246 Mill Ave, Grand Ridge, FL 32442
  • Aircraft: TODD JOHN W KOLB FIRESTAR (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 530F , Serial Number: 30
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 1693 Tobe Way, Grand Ridge, FL 32442
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 66194 , Serial Number: 15075910, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 07/19/1974
    Registrant (Individual): Benjamin J Yoder, 620 Highway 69, Grand Ridge, FL 32442


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 12
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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