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St. Johns County

Population in July 2007: 15,935.
Males: 7,457  (46.8%)
Females: 8,478  (53.2%)
Median resident age:  47.2 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,400 (it was $40,282 in 2000)
Matanzas  $50,400
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $244,400 (it was $116,300 in 2000)
Matanzas  $244,400
Florida:  $230,400

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Races in Matanzas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Matanzas: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 61.2 square miles.

Population density: 260 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Matanzas

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Matanzas CCD

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Florida:  16.7%

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

Matanzas:  1.0% ($1,106)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
Matanzas satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Daytona Beach, FL (43.2 miles , pop. 64,112).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (45.2 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (823.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Butler Beach, FL (2.3 miles ), St. Augustine Shores, FL (2.6 miles ), Crescent Beach, FL (2.6 miles ), St. Augustine Beach, FL (4.6 miles ), St. Augustine South, FL (4.8 miles ), St. Augustine, FL (8.1 miles ), Marineland, FL (9.3 miles) , Villano Beach, FL (10.8 miles ).

Latitude: 29.78 N, Longitude: 81.29 W


People in group quarters in Matanzas
  • 115 people in nursing homes
  • 60 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Matanzas household income distribution Matanzas home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


Matanzas-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Matanzas place center injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/7/1971, a category 3 tornado 10.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Matanzas:
  • FLAGLER HOSPITAL WEST (about 7 miles; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FLAGLER SW BEDS (about 27 miles; BUNNELL, FL)
  • PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; PALATKA, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Matanzas:
  • ST AUGUSTINE (about 13 miles; ST AUGUSTINE, FL; ID: SGJ)
  • DAYTONA BEACH INTL (about 46 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; ID: DAB)
  • JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 56 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; ID: JAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Matanzas:
  • FLAGLER COUNTY (about 23 miles; BUNNELL, FL; ID: X47)
  • KAY LARKIN (about 29 miles; PALATKA, FL; ID: 28J)
  • ORMOND BEACH MUNI (about 36 miles; ORMOND BEACH, FL; ID: OMN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Matanzas:
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PALATKA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 44 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 46 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 9,008)
  • DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 6,257)
  • BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,638)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,966)

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Church in Matanzas: Moultrie Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Moses Creek (A), Moultrie Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Matanzas include: Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve (1), Fort Matanzas National Monument (2), Faver-Dykes State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  57.1%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Matanzas compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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 below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in St. Johns County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


12.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.69%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($491 average AGI)
St. Johns County:  0.12%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Duval County, FL  3.94% ($80,514 average AGI)
from Clay County, FL  0.38% ($60,053)
from Flagler County, FL  0.33% ($51,408)


9.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.60%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($651 average AGI)
St. Johns County:  0.07%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Duval County, FL  3.30% ($55,254 average AGI)
to Flagler County, FL  0.39% ($43,113)
to Clay County, FL  0.34% ($55,866)


Strongest AM radio stations in Matanzas:
  • WAOC (1420 AM; 2 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: DOMAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSOS (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFOY (1240 AM; 1 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: SHULL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIOJ (1010 AM; 10 kW; JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL)
  • WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Matanzas:
  • WSJF (105.5 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: TAMA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGNE-FM (99.9 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WAYL (91.9 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: NEW COVENANT EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WSOS-FM (94.1 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WFCF (88.5 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: FLAGLER COLLEGE)
  • WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFYV-FM (104.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMXQ (102.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WQIK-FM (99.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WROO (107.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFKS (97.9 FM; NEPTUNE BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKQL (96.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WJCT-FM (89.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
  • W207AZ (89.3 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Matanzas:
  • WQXT-CA (Channel 22; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: AIA TV, INC.)
  • WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJCT (Channel 7; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
  • WJEB-TV (Channel 59; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTLV (Channel 12; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • WAWS (Channel 30; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJXX (Channel 25; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION)
  • WTEV-TV (Channel 47; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJXT (Channel 4; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)




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