Interior County, Florida

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Population (year 2000): 32,571

Males: 15,387	(47.2%)
Females: 17,184	(52.8%)

Sarasota County

Median resident age:	60.1 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,400 (it was $50,356 in 2000)

Interior County	$53,400
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $354,500 (it was $183,900 in 2000)

Interior County	$354,500
Florida:	$189,500

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Races in Interior County:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (1.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 104 feet

Land area: 378.1 square miles.

Population density: 86 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Interior County

High school or higher: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Interior County CCD

Never married: 9.6%
Now married: 73.9%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 6.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
Florida:	16.7%

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

Interior County:	1.1% ($1,955)
Florida:	1.2% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sarasota, FL (18.8 miles , pop. 52,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (50.1 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (912.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Plantation, FL (3.9 miles ), Venice Gardens, FL (4.1 miles ), Nokomis, FL (4.6 miles ), Venice, FL (4.8 miles ), South Venice, FL (5.9 miles ), Laurel, FL (6.3 miles ), Warm Mineral Springs, FL (8.7 miles ), Osprey, FL (9.3 miles ).

Latitude: 27.12 N, Longitude: 82.37 W

People in group quarters in Interior County

449 people in nursing homes
126 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code commonly used in this area: 941

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Interior County-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Interior County place center killed 2 people and injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.7 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Interior County:

BON SECOURS VENICE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; VENICE, FL)
ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ENGLEWOOD, FL)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF SARASOTA (about 9 miles; SARASOTA, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Interior County:

SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 22 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; ID: SRQ)
CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 31 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
MAC DILL AFB (about 51 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Interior County:

VENICE MUNI (about 6 miles; VENICE, FL; ID: VNC)
BUCHAN (about 10 miles; ENGLEWOOD, FL; ID: X36)
SHELL CREEK AIRPARK (about 35 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: F13)

Amtrak station near Interior County:

12 miles: SARASOTA (I-75 AT CLARK RD.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Interior County:

MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 57 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 65 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)

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Notable locations in Interior County: Ox Bow Ranch (A), Kansas City Royals Ball Park (B), Manhattan Farms (C), Summit Plaza (D), T C Ranch (E), Venice Farms (F), Mission Valley Country Club (G), Flying A Ranch (H), Fortners Camp (I), Harris Camp (J), Hi Hat Ranch (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Rialto Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Interior County include: Miakka Church (A), Trinity Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gulf Pines Memorial Park (1), Myakka Cemetery (2), Venice Memorial Gardens (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lower Myakka Lake (A), Lake Myakka (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), Hatchett Creek (B), Big Slough (C), Fox Creek (D), Salt Creek (E), Gum Slough (F), Howard Creek (G), Deer Prairie Slough (H), Deer Prairie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Interior County: Myakka River State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.1 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.8%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.7%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.7%

Interior County compared to Florida state average:

Median house value above 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 significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Sarasota County Florida:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.24%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Sarasota County: 0.11%
Florida average: 0.22%

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

from Manatee County, FL	1.24% ($46,094 average AGI)
from Charlotte County, FL	0.76% ($45,611)
from Hillsborough County, FL	0.22% ($49,500)

8.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($272 average AGI)
Sarasota County: 0.07%
Florida average: 0.12%

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

to Manatee County, FL	1.70% ($57,312 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, FL	0.69% ($41,903)
to Hillsborough County, FL	0.31% ($43,326)

Strongest AM radio stations in Interior County:

WAMR (1320 AM; 5 kW; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLSS (930 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
WIBQ (1220 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NOVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPTK (1200 AM; 10 kW; PINE ISLAND CENTER, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WENG (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ENGLEWOOD, FL)
WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKII (1070 AM; 3 kW; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Interior County:

WSMR (89.1 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WTZB (105.9 FM; ENGLEWOOD, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WJIS (88.1 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WDDV (92.1 FM; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSRZ-FM (107.9 FM; CORAL COVE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKZM (104.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WCTQ (106.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBCG (98.9 FM; MURDOCK, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXKB (103.9 FM; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: WXKB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Interior County:

WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
W56CN (Channel 56; VENICE, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
W48CN (Channel 48; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W34AW (Channel 34; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
W17CK (Channel 17; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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