Redbay, Florida

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Population in July 2007: 3,763.

Males: 1,866	(49.6%)
Females: 1,897	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $39,181 (it was $29,177 in 2000)

Redbay:	$39,181
Florida:	$44,736

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,111

Redbay CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $124,651 (it was $52,100 in 2000)

Redbay:	$124,651
Florida:	$182,400

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $176,580; Detached houses: $219,726; Townhouses or other attached units: $151,549; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $898,068; Mobile homes: $107,709

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White alone - 2,512 (86.1%)
Black alone - 278 (9.5%)
Two or more races - 60 (2.1%)
American Indian alone - 32 (1.1%)
Hispanic - 28 (1.0%)
Asian alone - 7 (0.2%)

Races in Redbay detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Redbay: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 121.7 square miles.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Redbay:

High school or higher: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Redbay CCD:

Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 64.5%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 11.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Florida:	16.7%

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

Redbay CCD:	0.4% ($199)
Florida:	1.4% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (53.4 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (120.0 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (564.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Ponce de Leon, FL (2.6 miles ), De Funiak Springs, FL (3.0 miles ), Westville, FL (3.5 miles ), Freeport, FL (3.5 miles ), Caryville, FL (3.8 miles ), Ebro, FL (3.9 miles ), Vernon, FL (4.1 miles ), Paxton-Darlington, FL (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 30.64 N, Longitude: 86.00 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 850

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	5.5%
Florida:	9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (24%)
Public administration (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Health care (8%)
Construction (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Work and jobs in Redbay: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Redbay, Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Redbay-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/10/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the Redbay place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/1/2007, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.3 miles away from the place center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused $250 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Redbay-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Redbay center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Redbay center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Walton County (21) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Fires: 4, Tropical Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winds: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Redbay:

HEALTHMARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
DOCTORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; BONIFAY, FL)
NORTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; CHIPLEY, FL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Redbay:

Northwest Florida State College (about 30 miles; Niceville, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,977)
Gulf Coast Community College (about 36 miles; Panama City, FL; FT enrollment: 2,369)
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (about 57 miles; Dothan, AL; FT enrollment: 2,692)
Pensacola Junior College (about 73 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 4,901)
The University of West Florida (about 74 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 7,005)
Troy University (about 80 miles; Troy, AL; FT enrollment: 13,221)
Tallahassee Community College (about 100 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 7,553)

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Notable locations in Redbay: Story Landing (A), Walton County Fire Rescue Station 8 Redbay Fire and Rescue (B), Walton County Fire Rescue Station 2 United Emergency Medical Services (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Redbay include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Magnolia Church (D), Knox Hill Church (E), Indian Creek Church (F), Holiness Church (G), Gillis Chapel (H), Euchee Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Redbay Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Berry Ann Lake (A), Mountain Sink (B), Little Lost Lake (C), Endless Lake (D), Gar Pond (E), Lost Lake (F), C J King Junior Pond (G), S D Ingram Pond One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morrison Spring Run (A), Ward Branch (B), Oak Grove Branch (C), Big Branch (D), Spears Branch (E), Bruce Creek (F), Reedy Creek (G), Camp Branch (H), Big Head Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Walton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.5%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	15.4%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Redbay, FL

31 people in homes for the mentally ill

Redbay compared to Florida state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (67%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Walton County Florida:

2008 Presidential Election results in Walton County Florida:

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Religion statistics for Redbay (based on Walton County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.13%

Here		33.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	61.0%	14.1%	7.6%	4.6%	3.7%
Congregations	41.8%	16.5%	3.8%	12.7%	6.3%

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Churches of Christ	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other
Adherents	2.2%	1.9%	1.6%	1.5%	1.6%
Congregations	1.3%	6.3%	2.5%	3.8%	5.1%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12

Walton County:	2.28 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5

Walton County:	0.95 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 42

Here:	7.96 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 71

Here:	13.46 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Walton County:	9.5%
State:	9.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Walton County:	26.2%
State:	23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	12.5%
Florida:	14.0%

13.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($71,214 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.41%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($280 average AGI)
Walton County:
0.14%
Florida average:
0.22%

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

from Okaloosa County, FL	3.83% ($69,393 average AGI)
from Bay County, FL	0.49% ($49,085)
from Holmes County, FL	0.40% ($21,478)

10.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.25%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($509 average AGI)
Walton County:
0.15%
Florida average:
0.12%

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

to Okaloosa County, FL	2.54% ($47,773 average AGI)
to Bay County, FL	0.65% ($62,798)
to Holmes County, FL	0.40% ($38,185)

Strongest AM radio stations in Redbay:

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)
WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WDIZ (590 AM; 3 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WBZR (1120 AM; daytime; 2 kW; DESTIN, FL; Owner: DESTINY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WLTG (1430 AM; 5 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: HOUR GROUP BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Redbay:

WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMXZ (103.1 FM; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: QANTUM OF FORT WALTON BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WAKJ (91.3 FM; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WFSW (89.1 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKSM (99.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWAV (102.1 FM; SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL; Owner: QANTUM OF FORT WALTON BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WSBZ (106.3 FM; MIRAMAR BEACH, FL; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Redbay:

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.)
WWEO-CA (Channel 24; DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WORLD EVANGELISM OUTREACH)
W17CG (Channel 17; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
WFSG (Channel 56; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF FLORIDA)
WJHG-TV (Channel 7; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WJHG LICENSEE CORP.)
WPGX (Channel 28; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF FLORIDA, INC.)
W14CN (Channel 14; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)

Redbay on our top lists:

#21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill"
#56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
#96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores"

#99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"

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