Jupiter Island, Florida

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Jupiter Island: An image of sea life taken at the Oceanography nature center on Jupiter Island, FL

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Population (year 2000): 620. Estimated population in July 2006: 649 (+4.7% change)

Males: 284	(45.8%)
Females: 336	(54.2%)

Martin County

Median resident age:	61.8 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Zip codes: 33455.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $211,300 (it was $200,001 in 2000)

Jupiter Island	$211,300
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $1,809,700 (it was $1,000,001 in 2000)

Jupiter Island	$1,809,700
Florida:	$189,500

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Races in Jupiter Island:

White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Other race (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Black (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (28.5%), Irish (13.2%), German (6.3%), Portuguese (5.6%), Italian (5.2%), United States (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 2.72 square miles.

Population density: 242 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jupiter Island

High school or higher: 95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.6%
Unemployed: 0.7%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jupiter Island town

Never married: 15.2%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 15.8%
Divorced: 9.5%

160 residents are foreign born (15.2% Europe, 5.3% Latin America).

This town:	25.8%
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:

Jupiter Island:	1.0% ($10,001)
Florida:	1.2% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (21.5 miles , pop. 74,157).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (83.7 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (957.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hobe Sound, FL (2.4 miles ), Tequesta, FL (6.8 miles ), Port Salerno, FL (8.1 miles ), Jupiter Inlet Colony, FL (8.1 miles ), Limestone Creek, FL (8.1 miles ), Jupiter, FL (9.1 miles ), Sewall's Point, FL (11.1 miles ), Stuart, FL (12.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $1,135,900
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $537,200
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $599,100
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $586,600
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $1,625,200
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $1,929,500
2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $1,697,200
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $1,252,700
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $1,878,900
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $3,019,100
2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $1,519,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 27.06 N, Longitude: 80.11 W

42 people in other workers' dormitories

Area code commonly used in this area: 772

Jupiter Island household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+11.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Finance and insurance (25%)
Private households (17%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Private households (43%)
Health care (17%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (2%)

Most common occupations for males

Top executives (19%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (32%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
Art and design workers (7%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)

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Crime in Jupiter Island by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	297.6
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	155.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	5	8	12	11	7	9
per 100,000	786.2	1234.6	1869.2	1689.7	1047.9	1339.3
Thefts	6	4	21	14	6	8
per 100,000	943.4	617.3	3271.0	2150.5	898.2	1190.5
Auto thefts	0	1	2	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	154.3	311.5	0.0	299.4	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	92.8	123.5	317.8	204.3	133.2	736.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	19.73
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Jupiter Island, Florida

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Jupiter Island-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the Jupiter Island town center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/18/1954, a category 3 tornado 29.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Jupiter Island:

JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; JUPITER, FL)
MARTIN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; STUART, FL)
SAINT LUCIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Jupiter Island, FL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jupiter Island:

PALM BEACH INTL (about 27 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
VERO BEACH MUNI (about 46 miles; VERO BEACH, FL; ID: VRB)
FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 69 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jupiter Island:

WITHAM FIELD (about 11 miles; STUART, FL; ID: SUA)
NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (about 17 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: F45)
INDIANTOWN (about 23 miles; INDIANTOWN, FL; ID: X58)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jupiter Island:

PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 27 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,109)
INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 47 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
KEISER COLLEGE (about 61 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 66 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)

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Notable location: Jupiter Island Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Beach: Bonair Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.0 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.0%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	12.5%

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

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.7%

Jupiter Island compared to Florida state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above 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
Police - Other	4	$10,656	$31,968	0	$0
Other Government Administration	6	$28,188	$56,376	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	9	$27,163	$36,217	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,248	$26,976	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$5,325	$63,900	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	15	$62,676	$50,141	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$5,610	$33,660	0	$0
Totals for Government	38	$141,866	$44,800	0	$0

Jupiter Island government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,240,000
Construction - Police Protection: $37,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $2,333,000
Financial Administration: $1,444,000

Police Protection: $1,228,000

Solid Waste Management: $572,000

General - Other: $180,000

Parks & Recreation: $98,000

Regular Highways: $26,000

Health Services - Other: $18,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
General - Interest on Debt: $131,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $46,850,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,185,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,115,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $46,850,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,070,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $363,000
Interest Earnings: $199,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Police Protection: $29,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,776,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,599,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $347,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $227,000
Tax - Property: $2,624,000
NEC: $616,000

Public Utilities: $112,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,608,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,341,000

9.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($88,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.38%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Martin County: 0.07%
Florida average: 0.22%

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

from Palm Beach County, FL	1.87% ($68,812 average AGI)
from St. Lucie County, FL	1.62% ($38,605)
from Broward County, FL	0.48% ($57,272)

9.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.52%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($271 average AGI)
Martin County: 0.07%
Florida average: 0.12%

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

to St. Lucie County, FL	2.35% ($40,407 average AGI)
to Palm Beach County, FL	1.11% ($72,474)
to Orange County, FL	0.21% ($63,537)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jupiter Island:

WEFL (760 AM; 3 kW; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: STAR OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC.)
WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
WJNO (1290 AM; 10 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
WJBW (1000 AM; 1 kW; JUPITER, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL JUPITER, INC.)
WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMNE (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIVIERA BEACH, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPSL (1590 AM; 5 kW; PORT ST. LUCIE, FL; Owner: PORT ST LUCIE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jupiter Island:

WKGR (98.7 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMBX (102.3 FM; JENSEN BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WPBZ (103.1 FM; INDIANTOWN, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WZZR (94.3 FM; RIVIERA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WJBW-FM (106.3 FM; JUPITER, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WAYF (88.1 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP. INC.)
WIRK-FM (107.9 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOLL (105.5 FM; HOBE SOUND, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCNO (89.9 FM; PALM CITY, FL; Owner: NATIONAL CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC.)
WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WXEL (90.7 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAVW (92.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRLX (92.1 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W242AC (96.3 FM; PORT ST. LUCIE, FL; Owner: FRIENDS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHLG (101.3 FM; PORT ST. LUCIE, FL; Owner: HORTON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W270AD (101.9 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jupiter Island:

WTCN-CA (Channel 43; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WILLIAM H. BROTHERS)
WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WPXP (Channel 67; LAKE WORTH, FL; Owner: PAXSON WEST PALM BEACH LICENSE, INC.)
WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
W53BS (Channel 53; JUPITER, FL; Owner: SPIRIT PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
WWHB-CA (Channel 15; STUART, FL; Owner: AMERICAN NETCOM, INC.)
WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTCE (Channel 21; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CNG, INC.)
W47BG (Channel 47; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CING., INC.)
WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
WBWP-LP (Channel 57; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: H&R PRODUCTION GROUP, LLC)

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