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Clay County

Population in July 2008: 623. Population change since 2000: +7.4%
 

Males: 244  (39.3%)
Females: 379  (60.7%)

Median resident age:  76.5 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32079.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,759 (it was $37,344 in 2000)
Penney Farms:  $44,759
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,447
Penney Farms:  $30,447
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,753 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
Penney Farms:  $165,753
Florida:  $230,400

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Races in Penney Farms:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Penney Farms: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.7%), German (13.3%), United States (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%), Scottish (4.7%), Dutch (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 92 feet

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 445 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Penney Farms

  • High school or higher: 93.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 34.6%
  • Unemployed: 24.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Penney Farms town

  • Never married: 9.3%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 17.0%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

28 residents are foreign born (4.3% Europe).

This town:  4.8%
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:

Penney Farms:  0.7% ($582)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, FL (25.1 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (788.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Asbury Lake, FL (2.2 miles ), Middleburg, FL (2.7 miles ), Green Cove Springs, FL (2.8 miles ), Middleburg-Clay Hill, FL (3.2 miles ), Lakeside, FL (3.3 miles ), Fruit Cove, FL (3.8 miles ), Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL (3.8 miles ), Orange Park, FL (3.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $71,000
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $89,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $64,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $96,600
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,200
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $160,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 29.98 N, Longitude: 81.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 904

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Population change in the 1990s: -69 (-10.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Mining (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Customer service representatives (13%)
  • Religious workers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (14%)
  • Registered nurses (14%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)



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Average climate in Penney Farms, Florida

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Penney Farms-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/7/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the Penney Farms town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1958, a category 3 tornado 31.5 miles away from the town center injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Penney Farms:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL NORTH FLORIDA (about 3 miles; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL)
  • ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 14 miles; ORANGE PARK, FL)
  • SHANDS AT STARKE (about 19 miles; STARKE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Penney Farms, FL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Penney Farms:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 20 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,256)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 26 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 39 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,966)

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Church in Penney Farms: New Hope Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  1.8 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.3%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.6%
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 2007:
This town:  16.4%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Penney Farms, FL


92 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Penney Farms compared to Florida state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Penney Farms (2009 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Penny Farms Branch at 3495 Hoffman Street, branch established on 1996-03-11. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (78%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religion statistics for Penney Farms

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents44.0%23.6%11.0%3.9%2.9%
Congregations30.5%3.8%6.7%4.8%3.8%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.1%2.0%2.0%1.9%6.7%
Congregations1.9%5.7%2.9%1.0%39.0%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$4,117
Police - Other 0$0 1$750
Solid Waste Management 1$1,866$22,3920$0
Sewerage 1$1,866$22,3920$0
Water Supply 1$1,866$22,3920$0
Totals for Government 3$5,598$22,3929$4,867



Penney Farms government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $59,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $146,000
    Water Utilities: $38,000
    Fire Protection: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $27,000
    Highways: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $225,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $221,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $331,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $295,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $90,000
    Highways: $69,000
    All Other: $66,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $146,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

13.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,203 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.57%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($989 average AGI)
Clay County:  0.33%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Duval County, FL  4.76% ($41,832 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL  0.31% ($47,701)
from St. Johns County, FL  0.31% ($55,866)


10.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.26%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($640 average AGI)
Clay County:  0.17%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Duval County, FL  4.03% ($33,560 average AGI)
to St. Johns County, FL  0.36% ($60,053)
to Alachua County, FL  0.24% ($34,187)


Strongest AM radio stations in Penney Farms:
  • WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBWL (600 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIOJ (1010 AM; 10 kW; JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL)
  • WFXJ (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJGR (1320 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCGL (1360 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JBD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WROS (1050 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: THE ROSE OF JACKSONVILLE)
  • WSOS (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Penney Farms:
  • WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WJBT (92.7 FM; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAPE-FM (95.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, 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.)
  • WEAG-FM (106.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner: DICKERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W262AG (100.3 FM; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: NEW COVENANT EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYFB (90.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGNE-FM (99.9 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W232AY (94.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: NEW COVENANT EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WJFR (88.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNCM-FM (88.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: NEW COVENANT EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES)
  • WKTZ-FM (90.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JONES COLLEGE)
  • WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Penney Farms:
  • WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJCT (Channel 7; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
  • WJEB-TV (Channel 59; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W09CF (Channel 9; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WAWS (Channel 30; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLV (Channel 12; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
  • WTEV-TV (Channel 47; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJXX (Channel 25; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION)
  • WJXT (Channel 4; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WPXJ-LP (Channel 41; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WBXJ-CA (Channel 10; JACKSONVILLE, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • W50CO (Channel 50; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W54CS (Channel 54; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WUFT (Channel 5; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • W45BZ (Channel 45; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WWRJ-LP (Channel 27; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)


Penney Farms fatal accident list:
Oct 21, 1997 10:00 AM, Sr16, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 21, 1984 11:40 AM, 16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Sr 218 1 Mi N Of Sr 16 Int, Call Sign: KYX352
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.310 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/24/2000, Expiration Date: 11/26/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/28/2006
    Registrant: Reinhold Corp, Penney Farms, FL 32079, Phone: (904) 529-9321

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: KA9ODV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01056923
    Grant Date: 08/29/2005, Expiration Date: 11/24/2015, Certifier: Gustav Jeeninga
    Registrant: Gustav Jeeninga, 4490 Studio Rd, Penney Farms, FL 32079-0832
  • Call Sign: W2CRZ, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 11/10/1997, Expiration Date: 11/10/2007
    Registrant: William J Penney, Penney Farms, FL 32079-0739
  • Call Sign: W2KDN, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 08/11/1992, Expiration Date: 08/11/2002, Cancelation Date: 08/12/2004
    Registrant: James M Langdon, Morton St, Penney Farms, FL 32079
  • Call Sign: W4LFP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00251126
    Grant Date: 11/14/2008, Expiration Date: 02/10/2019, Certifier: Paul F Andrus
    Registrant: Paul F Andrus, 3435 Caroline Blvd, Penney Farms, FL 32079
  • Call Sign: W8GLV, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/31/1997, Expiration Date: 01/31/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/03/2009
    Registrant: Charles F Zeigler, 3508 Gwinn St, Penney Farms, FL 32079
  • Call Sign: WB9QQS, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 01/17/1996, Expiration Date: 01/17/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/18/2008
    Registrant: Elbridge G Mac Kenzie Sr, Box 152, Penney Farms, FL 32079-0512



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$251,6556$179,6477$153,7871$81,1701$157,3300$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$119,6901$233,9200$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$262,9005$159,8201$106,0400$01$43,360
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$109,6102$208,8650$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$123,3700$00$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0312.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$217,7001$189,900
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0312.00

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