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Population in July 2007: 3,579. Population change since 2000: -0.6%
 

Males: 1,679  (46.9%)
Females: 1,900  (53.1%)
Median resident age:  41.9 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32456.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,300 (it was $33,800 in 2000)
Port St. Joe  $41,300
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $106,200 (it was $73,500 in 2000)
Port St. Joe  $106,200
Florida:  $230,400

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Races in Port St. Joe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.2%)
  • Black (30.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Port St. Joe: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.8%), Irish (10.7%), English (6.6%), German (5.1%), Italian (2.3%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 3.32 square miles.

Population density: 1078 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Port St. Joe

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port St. Joe city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

84 residents are foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

This city:  2.3%
Florida:  16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Port St. Joe:  0.5% ($400)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tallahassee, FL (83.3 miles , pop. 150,624).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (189.0 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (693.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Mexico Beach, FL (11.9 miles ), Apalachicola, FL (21.7 miles ), Wewahitchka, FL (22.2 miles ), Tyndall AFB, FL (26.8 miles ), Eastpoint, FL (29.3 miles ), Callaway, FL (30.1 miles ), Parker, FL (30.5 miles ), Springfield, FL (32.8 miles ).

Latitude: 29.81 N, Longitude: 85.30 W


People in group quarters in Port St. Joe
  • 104 people in nursing homes
  • 42 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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Population change in the 1990s: -428 (-10.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Chemicals (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Port St. Joe by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.027.026.90.0
Robberies 045131
    per 100,000 0.0105.0135.127.080.627.3
Assaults 102015271621
    per 100,000 267.5524.9405.2728.2430.1573.3
Burglaries 241021153225
    per 100,000 642.1262.5567.3404.5860.2682.5
Thefts 232341394249
    per 100,000 615.3603.71107.51051.81129.01337.7
Auto thefts 114712
    per 100,000 26.826.2108.0188.826.954.6
Arson 111000
    per 100,000 26.826.227.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 125.2181.1214.2260.8239.2228.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.07
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Port St. Joe, Florida

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Port St. Joe-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/10/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the Port St. Joe city center killed one person and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/9/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Port St. Joe:
  • GULF PINES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PORT SAINT JOE, FL)
  • GEORGE E WEEMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL)
  • BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Port St. Joe, FL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port St. Joe:
  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 38 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)
  • DOTHAN RGNL (about 105 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port St. Joe:
  • COSTIN (about 5 miles; PORT ST JOE, FL; ID: A51)
  • APALACHICOLA MUNI (about 21 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL; ID: AAF)
  • ST GEORGE ISLAND (about 31 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL; ID: F47)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port St. Joe:
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 93 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 139 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • GULF PINES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PORT SAINT JOE, FL) This hospital is no longer open.
  • Private school in Port St. Joe: FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 145; Grades: pre-school - 12 grade)

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Churches in Port St. Joe include: Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church (A), Zion Fair Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Pentecostal Holiness Church (D), Long Avenue Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Port St. Joe: Constitution Convention Museum State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Port St. Joe and their reported violations in the past:

INDIAN PASS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.5%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.0%
Whole state:  12.5%

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

Port St. Joe compared to Florida state average:

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  • 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Port St. Joe (2007 data):
  • Vision Bank: Port St. Joe Beach Branch at 8134 West Highway 98, branch established on 1994-09-15; Port St. Joe Branch at 529 Fifth Street, branch established on 1979-10-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $276.5 mil, Deposits: $238.7 mil, headquarters in Panama City, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Vision Bancshares, Inc.
  • Capital City Bank: Port St. Joe Branch at 504 Monument Avenue, branch established on 1940-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,583.5 mil, Deposits: $2,091.5 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 68 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
  • Superior Bank: Citizens Federal Savings Bank Branch at 401 Fifth St, branch established on 1956-12-18. Info updated 2006-11-21: Bank assets: $2,414.0 mil, Deposits: $1,870.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices



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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
Streets and Highways 12$28,532$28,5320$0
Financial Administration 3$7,830$31,3202$372
Police Protection - Officers 14$37,310$31,9803$1,218
Water Supply 4$10,080$30,2400$0
Parks and Recreation 4$7,560$22,6800$0
Sewerage 8$23,367$35,0510$0
Solid Waste Management 11$17,326$18,9010$0
Totals for Government 56$132,006$28,2875$1,590



Port St. Joe government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,638,000
    Solid Waste Management: $505,000
    All Other: $214,000
  • Construction - General: $1,235,000
    Sewerage: $792,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,172,000
    Police Protection: $661,000
    Solid Waste Management: $461,000
    Water Utilities: $433,000
    Regular Highways: $269,000
    Parks & Recreation: $260,000
    General - Other: $201,000
    Financial Administration: $118,000
    Fire Protection: $50,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $224,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,729,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,846,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $73,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $419,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $45,000
    Rents: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $308,000
    Sewerage: $60,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,942,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $606,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,215,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $625,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,519,000
    Water Utilities: $906,000
    All Other: $620,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,166,000
    Public Utilities: $372,000
    NEC: $16,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,704,000

9.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.57%
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 Bay County, FL  2.71% ($31,538 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL  0.42% ($48,000)
from Calhoun County, FL  0.35% ($30,667)


8.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.75%
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 Bay County, FL  2.78% ($25,655 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, FL  0.42% ($35,833)
to Franklin County, FL  0.35% ($69,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Port St. Joe:
  • WDIZ (590 AM; 3 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLTG (1430 AM; 5 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: HOUR GROUP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Port St. Joe:
  • W216BT (91.1 FM; PORT ST. JOE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFBX (94.5 FM; PARKER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBZ (93.5 FM; PORT ST. JOE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGBW-LP (88.5 FM; PORT SAINT JOE, FL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, INC)
  • WPBH (99.3 FM; MEXICO BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLHR (107.9 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXP (103.5 FM; CALLAWAY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WOYS (100.5 FM; APALACHICOLA, FL; Owner: RICHARD L. PLESSINGER, SR.)
  • WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFCT (105.5 FM; APALACHICOLA, FL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Port St. Joe:
  • WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPCT (Channel 46; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • W17CG (Channel 17; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)




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