U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Tallahassee, Florida



Back to Tallahassee, FL housing info, Leon County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities.

Tallahassee: Goodwood Museum & Gardens, Main House 1837 Tallahassee: Tallahassee City Hall Tallahassee: Noles game inside of Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee: Leon County Courthouse
Tallahassee: Miller Landing Road, early morning Tallahassee: Adams ST. Downtown Tallahassee: Looking North from the 22nd floor of the Capitol Tallahassee: View of Tallahassee's Old Captiol from Galley Alley, downtown Tallahassee.
Tallahassee: This was taken from the inside of Doak Campbell stadium in Tallahassee, FL in September 2006. Doak Campbell is home to the Florida State Seminole football team. Tallahassee: Downtown Tallahassee from the air Tallahassee: Looking south from the Sprint Building; toward the State Capitol Building Tallahassee: Looking west down Collage Ave
Tallahassee: FSU campus - Westcott building Tallahassee: Lake Ella Tallahassee: Lake Ella Tallahassee: Tallahassee First Baptist Church
 

Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World

Tallahassee, FL map Current weather forecast for Tallahassee, FL

Leon County

Population in July 2007: 168,979. Population change since 2000: +10.7%
 

Males: 79,805  (47.2%)
Females: 89,174  (52.8%)
Median resident age:  26.3 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32301, 32303, 32304, 32308, 32310, 32311, 32312, 32399.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,639 (it was $30,571 in 2000)
Tallahassee  $40,639
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $198,200 (it was $102,500 in 2000)
Tallahassee  $198,200
Florida:  $230,400

Median gross rent in 2007: $828.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 24.3%
(18.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.2% for Black residents)

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 32301, 32303, 32304, 32305, 32308, 32309, 32310, 32311, 32312, 32317.

Tallahassee, FL residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
American Electronics
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Weichert, Realtors-Anchor
Clayton Bell
Jim Brockett - Coldwell Banker Tallahassee
Kathie Stokes, Realtor
Women of Tomorrow
MicroJetPositions

Races in Tallahassee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.8%)
  • Black (34.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Tallahassee: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)


Latest news from Tallahassee, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (9.4%), English (9.2%), Irish (8.9%), United States (5.3%), Italian (3.3%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 188 feet

Land area: 95.7 square miles.

Population density: 1766 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Tallahassee,FL real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Tallahassee, Florida map

For population 25 years and over in Tallahassee

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.8%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tallahassee city

  • Never married: 49.2%
  • Now married: 35.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

8,283 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.8% Latin America, 1.1% Europe).

This city:  5.5%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 354 registered sex offenders living in Tallahassee, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tallahassee to the number of sex offenders is 477 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,859 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,328 (0.7%)

Tallahassee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (179.8 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (764.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Northwest Leon, FL (5.2 miles ), Northeast Leon, FL (7.8 miles ), Southeast Leon, FL (8.7 miles ), Woodville, FL (10.1 miles ), East Leon, FL (11.0 miles ), Southwest Leon, FL (12.2 miles ), Midway, FL (13.4 miles ), Havana, FL (15.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 687 buildings, average cost: $97,600
  • 1997: 298 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 1998: 510 buildings, average cost: $104,600
  • 1999: 793 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 2000: 684 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2001: 796 buildings, average cost: $123,600
  • 2002: 963 buildings, average cost: $123,100
  • 2003: 1187 buildings, average cost: $119,200
  • 2004: 852 buildings, average cost: $146,100
  • 2005: 1279 buildings, average cost: $134,300
  • 2006: 804 buildings, average cost: $165,900
  • 2007: 638 buildings, average cost: $166,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 30.45 N, Longitude: 84.27 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +49,571 (+32.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 66,507 (90.4%)


People in group quarters in Tallahassee
  • 8732 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1268 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 1046 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 930 people in nursing homes
  • 438 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 224 people in state prisons
  • 87 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 74 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 73 people in other group homes
  • 68 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 63 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 50 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 39 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 24 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 8 people in halfway houses
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 850

Tallahassee household income distribution Tallahassee home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Tallahassee, Florida business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +24,430 (+19.4%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.1%
Florida:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males in 2007:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)


Most common industries for females in 2007:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)


Most common occupations for males in 2007:



  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)


Most common occupations for females in 2007:



  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)


Tallahassee races chart


 

Crime in Tallahassee by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 58794129105
    per 100,000 3.65.64.55.72.57.65.66.23.1
Rapes 14298127151155162132155136
    per 100,000 102.668.282.295.998.1102.982.496.285.0
Robberies 469423428384342340386452568
    per 100,000 338.8294.2277.0243.8216.4216.1241.0280.4355.1
Assaults 1,3361,2951,2471,0739111,0111,1199981,104
    per 100,000 965.2900.7807.0681.2576.5642.5698.7619.2690.2
Burglaries 2,2222,4282,2652,2622,2232,8272,6142,1682,588
    per 100,000 1605.31688.71465.81436.11406.91796.51632.31345.11618.1
Thefts 7,8087,5697,2277,1886,4134,5355,1914,9355,202
    per 100,000 5640.95264.54676.94563.54058.62882.03241.43061.93252.4
Auto thefts 923749850813702824714606606
    per 100,000 666.8521.0550.1516.2444.3523.6445.8376.0378.9
Arson 372026342721113162
    per 100,000 26.713.916.821.617.113.36.919.238.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 775.3704.5653.0621.9560.1573.9568.8544.0592.5

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 490 (354 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.09
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tallahassee, Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tallahassee, Florida average temperatures Tallahassee, Florida average precipitation
 
Tallahassee, Florida humidity
 
Tallahassee, Florida wind speed
 
Tallahassee, Florida snowfall
 
Tallahassee, Florida sunshine
 
Tallahassee, Florida clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Tallahassee-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/28/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.1 miles away from the Tallahassee city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/10/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Tallahassee topographic map

Birthplace of: Boo Williams - 2005 NFL player (New Orleans Saints, born: Jun 22, 1979), Charlie Ward - NBA player (Houston Rockets, born: Oct 12, 1970), Corey Fuller - 2005 NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, born: May 1, 1971), Craphonso Thorpe - 2005 NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, born: Jun 27, 1983), Earl Holmes - 2005 NFL player (Detroit Lions, born: Apr 28, 1973), Elton Patterson - 2005 NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals, born: Jun 13, 1981), Michael Gaines - 2005 NFL player (Carolina Panthers, born: Mar 30, 1980), Taylor Jacobs - 2005 NFL player (Washington Redskins, born: May 30, 1981), Travis Fisher - 2005 NFL player (St. Louis Rams, born: Sep 12, 1979), Kim Crosby - Busch series NASCAR driver (born: Dec 8, 1964).


Main business address for: CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).


Hospitals/medical centers in Tallahassee:
  • EASTSIDE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (2634-B CAPITAL CRCL NE PO BOX 1782)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TALLAHASSEE (1675 RIGGINS RD)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2626 CAPITAL MEDICAL BLVD)
  • TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE (MAGNOLIA DR & MICCOSUKEE RD)

Political contributions by individuals in Tallahassee, FL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tallahassee:
  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 8 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 73 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 75 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tallahassee:
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMERCIAL (about 9 miles; TALLAHASSEE /HAVANA/, FL; ID: 68J)
  • QUINCY MUNI (about 22 miles; QUINCY, FL; ID: 2J9)
  • CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 31 miles; CAIRO, GA; ID: 70J)

Amtrak station:
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.

Local government website: fcn.state.fl.us/citytlh

Colleges/Universities in Tallahassee:
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 29,949; Location: 211 WESTCOTT BLDG; Public; Website: www.fsu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 10,991; Public; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 7,016; Location: 444 APPLEYARD DR; Public; Website: www.tcc.cc.fl.us)
  • LIVELY TECHNICAL CENTER (FT enrollment: 744; Location: 500 N APPLEYARD DR; Public; Website: www.livelytech.com)
  • CORE INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY (Location: 223 W CAROLINA ST; Private, for-profit)
  • KEISER COLLEGE-TALLAHASSEE (Location: 1700 HALSTEAD BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.keisercollege.cc.fl.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Tallahassee:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 88 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 143 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
  • COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
Biggest public high schools in Tallahassee:
Private high schools in Tallahassee:
  • NORTH FLORIDA CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 1,105; Location: 3000 N MERIDIAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • MACLAY SCHOOL (Students: 1,103; Location: 3737 N MERIDIAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 226; Location: 2532 W THARPE STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
  • CRESTVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 1815 NORTH MERIDIAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • WOODLAND HALL ACADEMY (Students: 49; Location: 4745 CENTERVILLE ROAD; Grades: 2 - 12)
  • SHEPHERD ACADEMY (Students: 48; Location: SUITE D 1246 TIMBERLANE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
  • LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: 7771 MAHAN DRIVE; Grades: 1 - 12; Girls only)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Tallahassee:
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Tallahassee:
  • TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 539; Location: 706 E BREVARD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL SCH (Students: 496; Location: 1500 MICCOSUKEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 289; Location: 4859 KERRY FOREST PKWY; Grades: PK - 9)
  • ADVENT PARISH DAY SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 815 PIEDMONT DR; Grades: PK - KG)
  • BETTON HILLS PREPERATORY SCHOO (Students: 201; Location: 2205 THOMASVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • CREATIVE PRE SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 2746 W THARPE ST; Grades: PK - KG)
  • FAITH PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL K (Students: 133; Location: 2200 N MERIDIAN RD; Grades: PK - KG)
  • GINGERBREAD DAY SCHOOL INC (Students: 131; Location: 3324 N MONROE ST; Grades: PK - KG)
  • METRO CHR ACAD OF THE ARTS (Students: 122; Location: P.O. BOX 3251; Grades: PK - 8)
  • EPIPHANY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 3208 THOMASVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Tallahassee:
  • LEROY COLLINS LEON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,388,148; Location: 200 W. PARK AVE.; 484,520 books; 34,810 audio materials; 28,044 video materials; 538 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • John Paul II Catholic High School (Students: 120, Location: 5100 Terrebone Drive, Grades 9 - 12)

Tallahassee map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable locations in Tallahassee: Killearn Center (A), Register Junction (B), Jackson Bluff Center (C), Southside Shopping Plaza (D), Blairstone Plaza (E), Tallahassee Center (F), The Village Center (G), Timberlane Shops on the Square (H), University Plaza (I), Miracle Plaza (J), Capital Center (K), Capital City Country Club (L), Capitol Plaza (M), Governors Mansion (N), Robert Manning Strozier Library - Florida State Univ ersity (O), State Library of Florida (P), Tallahassee Community College Library (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Northwood Mall (1), Parkway Shopping Center (2), Tallahassee Mall (3), Towne South Shopping Center (4), Varsity Shopping Center (5), Westwood Shopping Center (6), Governors Square Mall (7), Gulf Wind Shopping Center (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tallahassee include: Abundant Life Foursquare Church (A), Advent Episcopal Church (B), Aftermath Church (C), Florida Tallahassee Mission Church (D), Miracle Haven Church (E), Forest Heights Baptist Church (F), Forest Heights Church (G), Mount Horbem Church (H), Mount Horeb Primitive Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Southside Cemetery (1), Tallahassee Memory Gardens (2), Old City Cemetery (3), Roselawn Cemetery (4), Oakland Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hiawatha, Lake (A), Campbell Pond (B), Cascade Lake (C), Moore Pond (D), Turf Pond (E), Tom John, Lake (F), Grassy Lake (G), Pump Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Parks in Tallahassee include: Burnett Park (1), Elinor Knapp-Phipps Park (2), Alfred B Maclay Gardens State Park (3), Tallahassee-Saint Marks Historic Railroad Trail State Park (4), Old Fort Park (5), Bragg Stadium (6), Forestmeadows Park (7), Govenors Park (8), Lake Lafayette Heritage Trail Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Florida State - State Department- Secretary of State- Historical Resources Division- Dire (Museums; 500 South Bronough Street) (1), American Folk Art Museum & Gallery (3919 Woodville Highway) (2), Antique Car Museum Banquet Room (3600 Mahan Drive) (3), Antique Car Museum (3550 Mahan Drive) (4), Goodwood-Museums & Gardens (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1600 Miccosukee Road) (5), Knott House Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 301 East Park Avenue) (6), Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee (Planetariums; 200 South Duval Street) (7), Danny White's Music & Vending (706 Bragg Drive) (8), Fun Station Inc (2821 Sharer Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Cactus Motel (2633 West Tennessee Street) (1), Best Western Pride Inn Suites (2016 Apalachee Parkway) (2), Budget Inn (1402 West Tennessee Street) (3), ADA-Experts (2641-C Chateau Lane) (4), Cabot Lodge (2735 North Monroe Street) (5), Capital Inn Motel (9556 Apalachee Parkway) (6), Collegiate Village Inn (2121 W Tennessee St) (7), Cabot Lodge Tallahassee Monroe Street (2735 North Monroe Street) (8), Clarion Capital Hotel (316 West Tennessee Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Us Government Tallahassee - Federal Bureau Of Investigation Fbi- Justice (227 North Bronough) (1), Congress - Representatives (1650 Summit Lake Drive Suite 103) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Tallahassee

Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 12.9 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 13.6 µ/m3 in 2000).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Tallahassee and their reported violations in the past:

FLORIDA STATE PRISON (Population served: 7500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
APALACHEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Address: 2601 BLAIRSTONE ROAD, Population served: 2265, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
COLUMBIA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Population served: 2055, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
CHARLOTTE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Population served: 1594, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-01-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-01-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-01-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-01-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-01-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-01-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-2005)
  • 4 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BAKER CO. CORRECTIONAL INST. (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-16-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
BLOUNT'S LANDING WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 291, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LAKE TALQUIN BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
RIVER BLUFF PICNIC AREA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tallahassee that have no violations reported:
  • BREWSTER SUBDIVISION (Population served: 398, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ATLANTA STREET (Population served: 350, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • BUCK LAKE ESTATES WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 152, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TALQUIN GENERAL STORE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HILL TOP GROCERY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WILLIAM'S LANDING (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  46.6%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Tallahassee compared to Florida state average:

Tallahassee, Florida environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

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


Back to the top

Arenas or stadiums:
  • Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. Capacity: 82,300. Florida State Seminoles football.
  • Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center. Florida State University.
  • Donald L. Tucker Center. Capacity: 12,500.
Banks with most branches in Tallahassee (2007 data):
  • Capital City Bank: 17 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,583.5 mil, Deposits: $2,091.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 68 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
  • Wakulla Bank: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $443.0 mil, Deposits: $360.7 mil, headquarters in Crawfordville, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Wakulla Bancorp
  • SunTrust Bank: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Regions Bank: Carriage Gate Branch, Apalachee Parkway Branch, North Monroe Branch, Governors Square Branch, Centerville Road Branch, Tallahassee Downtown Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • Premier Bank: at 3110 Capital Circle, Northeast, Betton Branch, Village Square Office, Apalachee Parkway Branch, West Tennessee Street Branch, Bradfordville Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $401.0 mil, Deposits: $310.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Premier Bank Holding Company
  • Farmers & Merchants Bank: West Tennessee Street Branch, Parkway Branch, Mahan Drive Branch, North Monroe Branch, Metropolitan Center Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $394.2 mil, Deposits: $320.7 mil, headquarters in Monticello, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fmb Banking Corporation
  • 5 other banks with 16 local branches



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Tallahassee travel time to work


Tallahassee mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Leon County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 236$815,166$41,4499$16,660
Fire - Other 14$57,057$48,9064$6,387
Firefighters 237$1,072,442$54,3010$0
Police - Other 131$451,545$41,36391$71,760
Police Protection - Officers 348$1,776,593$61,2620$0
Judicial and Legal 22$138,185$75,3740$0
Other Government Administration 97$447,416$55,35015$27,316
Financial Administration 358$1,515,569$50,80137$50,473
Transit 136$446,885$39,43136$49,202
Health 24$73,739$36,8700$0
Electric Power 288$1,610,163$67,09011$18,956
Other and Unallocable 161$663,458$49,45013$24,768
Natural Resources 78$270,878$41,6742$4,125
Housing and Community Development(Local) 45$197,356$52,6289$6,474
Parks and Recreation 140$472,915$40,536324$160,015
Sewerage 182$695,639$45,8664$3,994
Water Supply 97$329,611$40,7774$4,501
Solid Waste Management 106$311,198$35,2307$12,425
Welfare 7$22,975$39,38613$17,575
Airports 52$180,616$41,6818$17,395
Gas Supply 40$163,174$48,9524$3,928
Totals for Government 2799$11,712,580$50,215591$495,954


Tallahassee government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,156,000
  • Charges - All Other: $36,593,000
    Sewerage: $28,738,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,069,000
    Air Transportation: $11,179,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,638,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,506,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $16,176,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,109,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $228,344,000
    Police Protection: $41,709,000
    General - Other: $33,301,000
    Regular Highways: $33,261,000
    Sewerage: $32,441,000
    Gas Utilities: $24,003,000
    Local Fire Protection: $23,166,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,290,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,488,000
    Water Utilities: $16,201,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,321,000
    Air Transportation: $11,985,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,024,000
    Financial Administration: $4,629,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,308,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,090,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,082,000
    Parking Facilities: $233,000
    Housing and Community Development: $220,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $114,714,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,752,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $340,593,000
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $108,372,000
    Total Federal Securities: $93,521,000
    Other Investments - Other: $60,302,000
    Total Cash and Deposits: $44,512,000
    Benefit Payments: $25,879,000
    From Parent Local Government: $13,511,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $5,489,000
    Withdrawals: $469,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $154,279,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $259,359,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,898,000
    Public Welfare: $4,043,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,591,000
    Highways: $18,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $875,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,195,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,428,000
    General Local Government Support: $166,000
    Public Welfare: $53,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $120,949,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,235,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,411,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,342,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,195,000
    Sale of Property: $4,667,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,820,000
    Rents: $627,000
    Special Assessments: $36,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $441,740,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $361,831,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $132,320,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $270,000
    Financial Administration: $68,000
    General - Other: $46,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $374,654,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $272,397,000
    Gas Utilities: $29,112,000
    Water Utilities: $21,599,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,324,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $114,714,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $14,798,000
    All Other: $6,904,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,530,000
    Public Welfare: $1,673,000
    Highways: $222,000
  • Tax - Property: $27,319,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $18,977,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,709,000
    Other License: $5,103,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $4,314,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,677,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $143,762,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $211,000

9.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.76%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($312 average AGI)
Leon County:  0.28%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gadsden County, FL  0.64% ($29,564 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL  0.43% ($30,676)
from Wakulla County, FL  0.39% ($33,180)


9.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,195 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.90%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($190 average AGI)
Leon County:  0.08%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gadsden County, FL  0.62% ($32,147 average AGI)
to Wakulla County, FL  0.50% ($42,413)
to Orange County, FL  0.41% ($29,863)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tallahassee:
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • WHBT (1410 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
  • WTAL (1450 AM; 1 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: LIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNLS (1270 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tallahassee:
  • WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEGT (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBZE (98.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W250AF (97.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WXSR (101.5 FM; QUINCY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVFS (89.7 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: BD OF REGENTS BEHALF FL. STATE UNIV.)
  • W229AD (93.7 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAIB (103.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WANM (90.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY)
  • WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUTL (106.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W224AT (92.7 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BD OF REGENTS OF FLORIDA STATE)
  • WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHTF (104.9 FM; HAVANA, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHBX (96.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFSQ (91.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBWT (100.7 FM; MIDWAY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tallahassee:
  • WWWF-LP (Channel 47; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WACX-LP (Channel 9; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • W35BN (Channel 35; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WBXT-CA (Channel 56; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • W21BK (Channel 21; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WFSU-TV (Channel 11; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)




Back to Tallahassee, FL housing info, Leon County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top