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Population (year 2000): 1,641. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,686 (+2.7% change)
 

Males: 830  (50.6%)
Females: 811  (49.4%)

Hardee County

Median resident age:  30.0 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33890.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,300 (it was $25,972 in 2000)
Zolfo Springs  $27,300
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,300 (it was $49,000 in 2000)
Zolfo Springs  $53,300
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Zolfo Springs:

  • Hispanic (53.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.8%)
  • Other race (29.1%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (7.9%), United States (7.8%), German (4.2%), Irish (3.5%), Dutch (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 64 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 1102 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Zolfo Springs

  • High school or higher: 46.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Zolfo Springs town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

440 residents are foreign born (26.3% Latin America).

This town:  26.8%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Zolfo Springs, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Zolfo Springs to the number of sex offenders is 167 to 1.

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

Zolfo Springs:  0.6% ($303)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (39.3 miles , pop. 78,452).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (56.4 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (946.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Wauchula, FL (3.7 miles ), Bowling Green, FL (10.0 miles ), Fort Meade, FL (17.7 miles ), Arcadia, FL (19.8 miles ), Southeast Arcadia, FL (20.9 miles ), Avon Park, FL (21.3 miles ), Sebring, FL (24.2 miles ), Frostproof, FL (25.1 miles ).

Latitude: 27.50 N, Longitude: 81.80 W


19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 863

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Population change in the 1990s: +424 (+34.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (30%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Zolfo Springs by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 01000
    per 100,000 0.058.30.00.00.0
Rapes 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.059.20.0
Robberies 72021
    per 100,000 415.7116.60.0118.359.0
Assaults 912320
    per 100,000 534.4699.3177.7118.30.0
Burglaries 1339249
    per 100,000 772.02272.7118.5236.7531.3
Thefts 1333956
    per 100,000 772.0174.8177.75621.3354.2
Auto thefts 23250
    per 100,000 118.8174.8118.5295.90.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.7) 326.0471.460.4371.669.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.80
US city average:  3.00

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Zolfo Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 57.8 miles away from the Zolfo Springs town center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 12/18/1951, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Zolfo Springs:
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL WAUCHULA (about 4 miles; WAUCHULA, FL)
  • DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ARCADIA, FL)
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CTR (about 22 miles; SEBRING, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Zolfo Springs:
  • LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 37 miles; LAKELAND, FL; ID: LAL)
  • CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 42 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
  • SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 53 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; ID: SRQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Zolfo Springs:
  • WAUCHULA MUNI (about 5 miles; WAUCHULA, FL; ID: CHN)
  • AVON PARK MUNI (about 21 miles; AVON PARK, FL; ID: AVO)
  • ARCADIA MUNI (about 22 miles; ARCADIA, FL; ID: X06)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Zolfo Springs:
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 56 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 58 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Zolfo Springs that have no violations reported:
  • BROOKSIDE BLUFF RV PARK (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • THE BLUFFS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  3.3 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.3%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  27.3%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Zolfo Springs compared to Florida state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Zolfo Springs (2007 data):
  • Wauchula State Bank: Zolfo Springs Branch at 301 Highway 17 North, branch established on 1986-02-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $533.2 mil, Deposits: $483.8 mil, headquarters in Wauchula, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Crews Banking Corporation



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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 2$3,694$22,1640$0
Police - Other 0$0 2$1,267
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 6$7,188
Other Government Administration 1$3,198$38,3760$0
Sewerage 2$4,053$24,3180$0
Financial Administration 1$2,241$26,8920$0
Totals for Government 6$13,185$26,3708$8,455



7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.22%
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 Polk County, FL  0.99% ($30,882 average AGI)
from Highlands County, FL  0.81% ($48,446)
from Hillsborough County, FL  0.48% ($26,909)


7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.42%
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 Polk County, FL  1.49% ($36,010 average AGI)
to Highlands County, FL  1.25% ($36,314)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.33% ($36,435)


Strongest AM radio stations in Zolfo Springs:
  • WAUC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WAUCHULA, FL; Owner: MARVINA ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Zolfo Springs:
  • WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WZZS (106.9 FM; ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
  • WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
  • WZSP (105.3 FM; NOCATEE, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • W207AY (89.3 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Zolfo Springs:
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
  • WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
  • WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
  • WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
  • W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)

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