Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

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Population in July 2008: 1,248. Population change since 2000: +30.5%

Males: 620	(49.7%)
Females: 628	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	45.3 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Zip codes: 34737.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,552 (it was $49,327 in 2000)

Howey-in-the-Hills:	$62,552
Florida:	$47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,692

Howey-in-the-Hills:	$28,692
Florida:	$26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $282,999 (it was $116,800 in 2000)

Howey-in-the-Hills:	$282,999
Florida:	$230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $299,218; Detached houses: $293,183; Townhouses or other attached units: $320,308; In 2-unit structures: $325,264; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $619,616; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,628; Mobile homes: $55,000

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Races in Howey-in-the-Hills:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Black (0.5%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Howey-in-the-Hills: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.1%), English (19.5%), United States (15.5%), Irish (13.6%), Scottish (5.4%), French (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 1.77 square miles.

Population density: 706 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Howey-in-the-Hills

High school or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Howey-in-the-Hills town

Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 68.1%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 9.6%

54 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

This town:	5.6%
Florida:	16.7%

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

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

Howey-in-the-Hills:	1.2% ($1,435)
Florida:	1.4% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Southwest Orange, FL (25.2 miles , pop. 105,946).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (66.5 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (824.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Astatula, FL (1.6 miles ), Yalaha, FL (1.8 miles ), Howey-in-the-Hills-Okahumpka, FL (2.1 miles ), Tavares, FL (2.5 miles ), Okahumpka, FL (2.8 miles ), Ferndale, FL (2.8 miles ), Silver Lake, FL (2.9 miles ), Tangerine, FL (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $148,800
2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $148,800
2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $148,800
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $274,300
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $274,300
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $274,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 28.72 N, Longitude: 81.77 W

Area code: 352

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Population change in the 1990s: +216 (+29.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Construction (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Top executives (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Crime in Howey-in-the-Hills by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.4	0.0	0.0	78.5
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	3	5	4	1	0	9
per 100,000	101.9	300.3	469.5	357.8	85.0	0.0	706.4
Burglaries	0	0	4	1	0	0	8
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	375.6	89.4	0.0	0.0	627.9
Thefts	4	5	5	3	5	5	18
per 100,000	407.7	500.5	469.5	268.3	425.2	411.9	1412.9
Auto thefts	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	93.9	0.0	85.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	93.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	36.7	80.1	146.5	160.1	40.8	16.5	304.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.81
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

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Howey-in-the-Hills-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Howey-in-the-Hills town center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused $15 million in damages.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 tornado 25.8 miles away from the town center killed 13 people and injured 36 people and caused $31 million in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Howey-in-the-Hills:

LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LEESBURG, FL)
SOUTH LAKE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CLERMONT, FL)
SUN COAST HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CLERMONT, FL)

Amtrak station near Howey-in-the-Hills:

20 miles: WILDWOOD (601 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howey-in-the-Hills:

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 26 miles; MAITLAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,992)
ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 27 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT enrollment: 2,899)
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SANFORD, FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 33 miles; ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,966)
CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)

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Notable locations in Howey-in-the-Hills: Indian River Plaza (A), Howey Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Taylor Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Howey-in-the-Hills and their reported violations in the past:

BELLA VISTA GOLF COURSE/MARINA (Population served: 87, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-18-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-18-2003)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.6%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL

Howey-in-the-Hills compared to Florida state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Florida:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (85%) Utility gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Howey-in-the-Hills

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	30.6%	23.0%	11.8%	6.4%	2.9%
Congregations	17.5%	2.1%	8.2%	5.2%	10.8%

Name	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.5%	2.5%	2.4%	14.8%
Congregations	2.6%	2.1%	3.6%	2.1%	45.9%

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.

12.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.39%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.09%
Florida average: 0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Orange County, FL	2.48% ($46,482 average AGI)
from Seminole County, FL	0.69% ($51,249)
from Broward County, FL	0.40% ($51,706)

8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,280 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Lake County: 0.05%
Florida average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Orange County, FL	1.47% ($43,093 average AGI)
to Polk County, FL	0.53% ($35,330)
to Marion County, FL	0.51% ($37,765)

Strongest AM radio stations in Howey-in-the-Hills:

WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLBE (790 AM; 5 kW; LEESBURG-EUSTIS, FL; Owner: WLBE 790, INC.)
WQBQ (1410 AM; 10 kW; LEESBURG, FL)
WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
WTLN (950 AM; 12 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: TM2, INC.)
WLAA (1680 AM; 10 kW; WINTER GARDEN, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
WDBO (580 AM; 5 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
WHIM (1520 AM; 5 kW; APOPKA, FL; Owner: ALTON RAINBOW CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Howey-in-the-Hills:

WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWKQ (88.7 FM; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCAST SYSTEM, INC.)
WCFB (94.5 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WMGF (107.7 FM; MOUNT DORA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
W212BF (90.3 FM; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: CTRAL FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WOMX-FM (105.1 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WJRR (101.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSHE (100.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTKS-FM (104.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPYO (95.3 FM; APOPKA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHTQ (96.5 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWKA (92.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WPOZ (88.3 FM; UNION PARK, FL; Owner: CENTRAL FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
WLOQ (103.1 FM; WINTER PARK, FL; Owner: GROSS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMMO (98.9 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Howey-in-the-Hills:

WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WXXU-LP (Channel 12; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
WVEN-TV (Channel 26; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WFTV (Channel 9; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WKMG-TV (Channel 6; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS ORLANDO, INC.)
WRBW (Channel 65; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WACX (Channel 55; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
WKCF (Channel 18; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLCB-TV (Channel 45; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOFL (Channel 35; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W47AL (Channel 47; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CONCILIO MISSION CRISTIANA FUENTE)
WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
W21AU (Channel 21; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCAST COMPANY)
WMFE-TV (Channel 24; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPXG-LP (Channel 31; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOKB-LP (Channel 7; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
WVCI-LP (Channel 16; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WRCF-LP (Channel 29; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CHARLES S. NAMEY)
WFOL-LP (Channel 4; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: NATIVE COUNTRY B/CING. CORPORATION)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 28 meters (92ft)
Total average daily traffic: 185,010
Total average daily truck traffic: 32,276

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Chester H Chandler III, On Turnpike At Leesburg/Clermont Exit, Mm 285, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00001437
Registrant: State Of Florida, 605 Suwannee Street Ms 90, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450, Phone: (850) 410-5600

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Clermont, On The Florida Turnpike At Leesburg/Clermont Exit, Mm 285, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, Call Sign: KGQ57
Assigned Frequencies : 6785.00 MHz, 6765.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/25/2002, Expiration Date: 06/25/2012
Registrant: Wireless Spectrum Resources, Inc., Miami, FL 33116-2655, Phone: (305) 598-1280, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N3KP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00130234
Grant Date: 11/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012
Registrant: Kenneth W Parrish, 25101 Turkey Lake Road, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL 34737
Call Sign: N8CRD, Previous Call Sign: KA8AZR, Licensee ID: L00130239
Grant Date: 11/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012
Registrant: Sandra S Parrish, 25101 Turkey Lake Road, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL 34737

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	8	$191,466	5	$183,740	1	$118,870	3	$187,663	1	$125,740
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$212,090	1	$177,410	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$273,820	4	$232,098	1	$45,020	1	$210,700	1	$91,440
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$186,310	2	$136,090	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$98,540	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0311.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$144,070
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0311.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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