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Wakulla County

Population in July 2008: 319. Population change since 2000: +17.3%
 

Males: 163  (51.1%)
Females: 156  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  44.0 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32355.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,081 (it was $25,156 in 2000)
St. Marks:  $35,081
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,675
St. Marks:  $20,675
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $195,079 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
St. Marks:  $195,079
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $168,792; Detached houses: $193,690; Mobile homes: $53,520

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Races in St. Marks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
  • Black (2.6%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in St. Marks: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.5%), German (13.2%), Irish (13.2%), United States (8.1%), French (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 1.93 square miles.

Population density: 165 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in St. Marks

  • High school or higher: 74.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Marks city

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

7 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.1% Asia).

This city:  2.6%
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:

St. Marks:  0.9% ($625)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tallahassee, FL (20.6 miles , pop. 150,624).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (152.6 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (670.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: East Wakulla, FL (2.3 miles ), Woodville, FL (3.3 miles ), Southeast Leon, FL (3.6 miles ), West Wakulla, FL (4.3 miles ), Sopchoppy, FL (4.3 miles ), Tallahassee, FL (4.5 miles ), Southwest Leon, FL (4.7 miles ), Wacissa, FL (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 30.16 N, Longitude: 84.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 850

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Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-12.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (20%)
  • Legal support workers (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)



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Average climate in St. Marks, Florida

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

On 4/25/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the St. Marks city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/27/1972, a category 2 tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near St. Marks:
  • EASTSIDE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TALLAHASSEE (about 26 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in St. Marks, FL

Airports located in St. Marks:
Amtrak station near St. Marks:
  • 20 miles: TALLAHASSEE (918 1/2 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Marks:
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 96 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)

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Notable location: Old Fort Saint Marks (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in St. Marks include: Miracle Temple Apostolic Holiness Church (A), First Baptist Church of Saint Marks (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: First Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in St. Marks: San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

ST MARKS NAT WILDLIFE MOUNDS (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.7%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  19.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  5.7%

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St. Marks 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 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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Banks with branches in St. Marks (2009 data):
  • Wakulla Bank: St. Marks Branch at 1970 Woodville Highway, branch established on 1983-04-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $500.4 mil, Deposits: $418.7 mil, headquarters in Crawfordville, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Wakulla Bancorp



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wakulla County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for St. Marks

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist Church USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of God
Adherents52.1%16.5%10.1%6.6%5.2%
Congregations24.3%10.8%27.0%5.4%5.4%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchLutheran ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents4.6%2.0%1.6%1.0%0.3%
Congregations10.8%2.7%2.7%8.1%2.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 6$1,716
Parks and Recreation 1$1,993$23,9160$0
Sewerage 1$1,993$23,9160$0
Solid Waste Management 1$1,993$23,9160$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,993$23,9160$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$700
Other Government Administration 5$11,110$26,6640$0
Financial Administration 0$0 2$2,103
Totals for Government 9$19,080$25,4409$4,519



St. Marks government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $66,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $174,000
    Parks & Recreation: $80,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
    Water Utilities: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $97,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $289,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $289,000
    Water Utilities: $97,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $43,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $327,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $76,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $64,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $69,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $59,000
    Property: $41,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $173,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

11.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.17%
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 Leon County, FL  5.11% ($42,413 average AGI)
from Franklin County, FL  0.25% ($425,364)
from Gadsden County, FL  0.19% ($36,824)


8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($86,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.56%
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 Leon County, FL  4.02% ($33,180 average AGI)
to Gadsden County, FL  0.18% ($30,533)
to Taylor County, FL  0.14% ($22,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in St. Marks:
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WNLS (1270 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • WHBT (1410 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WTAL (1450 AM; 1 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: LIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Marks:
  • WHBX (96.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAKU (94.1 FM; CRAWFORDVILLE, FL; Owner: ALTRUA INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL COR)
  • WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBZE (98.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFSQ (91.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAIB (103.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WUTL (106.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WEGT (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXSR (101.5 FM; QUINCY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W250AF (97.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WHTF (104.9 FM; HAVANA, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around St. Marks:
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WFSU-TV (Channel 11; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W35BN (Channel 35; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WBXT-CA (Channel 56; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WWWF-LP (Channel 47; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W21BK (Channel 21; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)


St. Marks fatal accident list:
Oct 19, 2003 10:35 AM, Sr-363, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 26, 1994 02:30 AM, Sr363, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KA0PIW, Previous Call Sign: KF4CAS, Licensee ID: L00140357
    Grant Date: 10/19/1999, Expiration Date: 10/19/2009, Certifier: Cathy E Gurka
    Registrant: Cathy E Gurka, St. Marks, FL 32355

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