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Ponce de Leon, FL map Population (year 2000): 457. Estimated population in July 2006: 469 (+2.6% change)
 

Males: 222  (48.6%)
Females: 235  (51.4%)

Holmes County

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32455.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,900 (it was $25,521 in 2000)
Ponce de Leon  $26,900
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,700 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Ponce de Leon  $52,700
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Ponce de Leon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Black (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish (12.5%), English (9.4%), German (7.4%), Scottish (4.6%), Dutch (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 65 feet

Land area: 4.95 square miles.

Population density: 94 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ponce de Leon

  • High school or higher: 67.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ponce de Leon town

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

12 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

This town:  2.6%
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:

Ponce de Leon:  0.4% ($199)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
Ponce de Leon satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (50.3 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (115.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (652.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Westville, FL (6.5 miles ), Redbay, FL (7.0 miles ), Caryville, FL (9.4 miles ), De Funiak Springs, FL (12.5 miles ), Vernon, FL (17.1 miles ), Bonifay, FL (18.2 miles ), Ebro, FL (19.9 miles ), Freeport, FL (20.3 miles ).

Latitude: 30.73 N, Longitude: 85.94 W


Area code: 850

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Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+12.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (27%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (12%)
  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)


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Ponce de Leon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/10/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the Ponce de Leon town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 12/25/1964, a category 3 tornado 36.1 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ponce de Leon:
  • HEALTHMARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
  • DOCTOR'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BONIFAY, FL)
  • WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; GENEVA, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ponce de Leon:
  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 41 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
  • DOTHAN RGNL (about 54 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
  • HURLBURT FIELD (about 56 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID: HRT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ponce de Leon:
  • DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (about 15 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; ID: 54J)
  • GENEVA MUNI (about 23 miles; GENEVA, AL; ID: 33J)
  • TRI-COUNTY (about 25 miles; BONIFAY, FL; ID: 1J0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ponce de Leon:
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 52 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 89 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 90 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 106 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
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Cemetery: Ponce de Leon Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: John Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Ponce de Leon: Ponce de Leon Springs State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ponce de Leon and their reported violations in the past:

VORTEX SPRING (MAIN) (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.5%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  19.3%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Ponce de Leon compared to Florida state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below 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
Sewerage 1$1,315$15,7801$900
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$54
Other Government Administration 1$1,355$16,2606$410
Firefighters 0$0 1$125
Water Supply 1$1,559$18,7080$0
Totals for Government 3$4,230$16,9209$1,489


Ponce de Leon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $124,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $690,000
    Financial Administration: $36,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $63,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $307,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,044,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $992,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $295,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $52,000
    Water Utilities: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $84,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000
    Highways: $9,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $27,000
    Other Selective Sales: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $86,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

9.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.10%
Florida average:  8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, FL  1.18% ($24,076 average AGI)
from Walton County, FL  1.16% ($38,185)
from Bay County, FL  0.78% ($23,659)


7.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.98%
Florida average:  7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, FL  1.46% ($21,630 average AGI)
to Walton County, FL  1.21% ($21,478)
to Geneva County, AL  0.65% ($21,722)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ponce de Leon:
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
  • WDIZ (590 AM; 3 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGEA (1150 AM; 1 kW; GENEVA, AL; Owner: SHELLEY BROADCASTING CO, INC., D.I.P)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLTG (1430 AM; 5 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: HOUR GROUP BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ponce de Leon:
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WAKJ (91.3 FM; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WMXZ (103.1 FM; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: QANTUM OF FORT WALTON BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WJED (91.1 FM; DOGWOOD LAKES ESTATE, FL; Owner: BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • WFSW (89.1 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Ponce de Leon:
  • WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIF (Channel 51; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPCT (Channel 46; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W17CG (Channel 17; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
  • WPGX (Channel 28; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WWEO-CA (Channel 24; DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WORLD EVANGELISM OUTREACH)
  • WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
  • WFSG (Channel 56; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF FLORIDA)

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