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Grand Ridge, FL map Population (year 2000): 792. Estimated population in July 2006: 801 (+1.1% change)
 

Males: 379  (47.9%)
Females: 413  (52.1%)

Jackson County

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

Zip codes: 32442.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,700 (it was $31,083 in 2000)
Grand Ridge  $32,700
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,100 (it was $54,300 in 2000)
Grand Ridge  $59,100
Florida:  $189,500

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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%)

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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: 366 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 61 to 1.

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

Grand Ridge:  0.5% ($292)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (44.6 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (143.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (715.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Cypress, FL (4.6 miles ), Sneads, FL (6.3 miles ), Chattahoochee, FL (12.3 miles ), Altha, FL (12.3 miles ), Greenwood, FL (14.9 miles ), Marianna, FL (15.8 miles ), Bascom, FL (16.5 miles) , Steam Mill, GA (17.4 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 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/28/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.8 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 2.3 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 16 miles; MARIANNA, FL)
  • SUNLAND COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MARIANNA, FL)
  • FLORIDA STATE HOSP (about 18 miles; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Ridge, FL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Ridge:
  • DOTHAN RGNL (about 51 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)
  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 58 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Ridge:
  • MARIANNA MUNI (about 14 miles; MARIANNA, FL; ID: MAI)
  • CALHOUN COUNTY (about 17 miles; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; ID: F95)
  • DONALSONVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; DONALSONVILLE, GA; ID: 17J)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Ridge:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 38 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 101 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
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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 1999:
This town:  16.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 1$4,826$57,9120$0
Other Government Administration 7$21,948$37,6250$0
Totals for Government 8$26,774$40,1610$0



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)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, 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)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Ridge:
  • WJNF (91.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WJAQ (100.9 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
  • W291AD (106.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPHK (102.7 FM; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
  • WWGF (107.5 FM; DONALSONVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WFSQ (91.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WGWD (93.3 FM; GRETNA, FL; Owner: DE-COL INCORPORATED)

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

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