Bradford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM10
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.6. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 17.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.91. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Starke and their reported violations in the past:
CAMP BLANDING (Address: 5629 STATE ROAD 16 WEST, # 2300  , Population served: 2500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
MONTGOMERY PRESBYTERIAN CENTER (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
LOST VALLEY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-03-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
KINGSLEY LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
PINE LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 17 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.8%
(23.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 38.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Florida: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 67.4% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Starke, FL
People in group quarters in Starke:
- 241 people in nursing homes
- 177 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Starke 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 below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Starke (2011 data):
- TD Bank, National Association: Starke Branch at 606 West Madison Street, branch established on 03/27/1990. Info updated 10/04/2010: Bank assets: $167,647.8 mil, Deposits: $133,688.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1304 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- Capital City Bank: Starke Branch at 350 N. Temple Avenue, branch established on 01/01/1934. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2,554.9 mil, Deposits: $2,140.0 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 74 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
- Community State Bank: at 811 South Walnut Street, branch established on 03/19/1957. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $5.0 mil, Deposits: $4.2 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Community State Bank Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Starke, Florida:
- Days Inn, 1101 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091 , Phone: (904) 964-7600
- Dixie Motel, 744 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091
- Jo Lu Motel, S US 301, Starke, FL 32091
- Sleepy Hollow Motel, 17560 Us Hwy 301 N, Starke, FL 32091 , Phone: (904) 964-5006, Fax: (904) 964-2705
- To Rena Motel, 1900 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091
- Underwood Motel, N US 301 4 M, Starke, FL 32091
- Budget Inn, 739 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091 , Phone: (904) 964-7143, Fax: (904) 964-5552
- Econolodge, 880 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091 , Phone: (904) 964-7357, Fax: (904) 966-0632
- 2 other hotels and motels
All 10 fire-safe hotels and motels in Starke, Florida
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (54%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Bradford County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Starke:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.11%
| Here | | 46.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
|---|
| Adherents | 73.3% | 8.7% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
|---|
| Congregations | 42.1% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 2.6% | 5.3% |
|---|
| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
|---|
| Congregations | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10.5% | 2.6% | 10.5% |
|---|
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: 5 | Bradford County: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Bradford County: | 5.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | This county: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Bradford County: | 11.2% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Bradford County: | 33.2% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
14 | $32,088 | $27,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $16,439 | $32,878 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $63,376 | $38,026 | 3 | $1,616 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $14,805 | $22,208 | 2 | $598 |
| Firefighters |
9 | $27,972 | $37,296 | 3 | $1,178 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $16,942 | $33,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $18,766 | $45,038 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $15,866 | $31,732 | 6 | $3,100 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,276 | $27,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
11 | $30,409 | $33,173 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
3 | $9,266 | $37,064 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
89 | $248,205 | $33,466 | 14 | $6,492 |
Starke government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $853,000 ($144.45)
All Other: $77,000 ($13.04)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,078,000 ($1029.30)
Police Protection: $1,202,000 ($203.56)
Gas Utilities: $1,060,000 ($179.51)
Regular Highways: $848,000 ($143.61)
Sewerage: $573,000 ($97.04)
Fire Protection: $515,000 ($87.21)
Parks & Recreation: $387,000 ($65.54)
Water Utilities: $306,000 ($51.82)
Central Staff Services: $253,000 ($42.85)
Financial Administration: $238,000 ($40.30)
Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000 ($4.40)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $165,000 ($27.94)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $3,747,000 ($634.55)
Total Other Securities: $1,872,000 ($317.02)
Total Federal Securities: $1,102,000 ($186.62)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,100,000 ($186.28)
Benefit Payments: $419,000 ($70.96)
From Local Government: $333,000 ($56.39)
Interest Revenue: $328,000 ($55.55)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $79,000 ($13.38)
From Other Government: $50,000 ($8.47)
Withdrawals: $32,000 ($5.42)
Local Employee Contribution: $6,000 ($1.02)
- General - Interest on Debt: $185,000 ($31.33)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $4,133,000 ($699.92)
Water Utilities: $1,714,000 ($290.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,077,000 ($521.08)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $452,000 ($76.55)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $3,926,000 ($664.86)
Other, NEC: $2,366,000 ($400.68)
Water Utilities: $1,629,000 ($275.87)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $259,000 ($43.86)
Electric Utilities: $207,000 ($35.06)
Water Utilities: $85,000 ($14.39)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $757,000 ($128.20)
Interest Earnings: $147,000 ($24.89)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $20,000 ($3.39)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,693,000 ($625.40)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,970,000 ($1180.36)
Gas Utilities: $1,122,000 ($190.01)
Water Utilities: $599,000 ($101.44)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $695,000 ($117.70)
Beginning: $205,000 ($34.72)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $484,000 ($81.96)
Highways: $54,000 ($9.14)
- Tax - Property: $1,703,000 ($288.40)
Public Utilities: $604,000 ($102.29)
NEC: $53,000 ($8.98)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,398,000 ($914.14)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $69,000 ($11.69)
9.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,506 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.16% | | 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:
8.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,674 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.03% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Starke:
- WEAG (1490 AM; 1 kW; STARKE, FL; Owner: DICKERSON BROADCASTING, INC)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)
- WTMN (1430 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WLUS (980 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WBWL (600 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL)
- WAJD (1390 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL)
- WRUF (850 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Starke:
- WEAG-FM (106.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner: DICKERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTLG (88.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner: STARKE CHRISTIAN-EDUC. RADIO & T.V.)
- WYFB (90.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WUFT-FM (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WAPE-FM (95.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WRUF-FM (103.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WBXY (99.5 FM; LA CROSSE, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WKQL (96.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WQIK-FM (99.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFYV-FM (104.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WMXQ (102.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WFKS (97.9 FM; NEPTUNE BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WROO (107.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNDT (92.5 FM; ALACHUA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, L.L.)
- WJCT-FM (89.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
- WJLF (91.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
- WJBT (92.7 FM; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Starke:
- WUFT (Channel 5; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WJCT (Channel 7; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
- WCJB-TV (Channel 20; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: DIVERSIFIED BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLUF-LP (Channel 10; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WGFL (Channel 53; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W09CF (Channel 9; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
- WJEB-TV (Channel 59; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAWS (Channel 30; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTEV-TV (Channel 47; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTLV (Channel 12; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- WJXX (Channel 25; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION)
- WJXT (Channel 4; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Starke, Florida:
- Fatal accident count: 39
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 52
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 18
- Fatalities: 44
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 93
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 155
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 237
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
- Fatalities: 168
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 414
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27
See more detailed statistics of Starke fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total average daily traffic: 48,701
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,875
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 84,497
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Starke, FL
| Most common first names in Starke, FL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 114 | 71.1 years |
| William | 109 | 73.9 years |
| John | 102 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 95 | 77.9 years |
| Robert | 82 | 71.0 years |
| George | 56 | 74.1 years |
| Willie | 51 | 73.8 years |
| Charles | 42 | 72.8 years |
| Thomas | 41 | 68.0 years |
| Mildred | 34 | 76.6 years |
| Most common last names in Starke, FL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Griffis | 60 | 72.0 years |
| Williams | 58 | 73.4 years |
| Smith | 58 | 72.5 years |
| Thomas | 54 | 74.7 years |
| Johnson | 42 | 76.1 years |
| Brown | 42 | 72.4 years |
| Green | 37 | 75.5 years |
| Jones | 34 | 72.3 years |
| Davis | 33 | 74.4 years |
| Jackson | 29 | 72.7 years |
| Businesses in Starke, FL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Sprint Nextel | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| IHOP | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health technologists and technicians (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Public administration (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fire safe hotels and motels per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal appearance workers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fatal accidents per 100,000 population from 1975 to 2008 (pop 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents (population 5000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of assaults in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded (population 5,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)"
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