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Flagler County, FL mapCounty population in 2005: 76,410 (67% urban, 33% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 17,900
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,394
% of renters here:  16%
State:  30%
Land area: 485 sq. mi.
Water area: 85.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 158 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 12.2%
Flagler County:  12.2%
Florida:  12.8%
Median age of residents in 2005: 45 years old
(Males: 44 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 48 years old, Asian residents: 38 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35 years old, Other race residents: 35 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  8.7%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Flagler County, Florida business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Flagler County, Florida:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.6%)
  • Black (8.8%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  50.4 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Males: 23,887  (47.9%)
Females: 25,945  (52.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,825
County population in 2003: 62,696
Jobs in 2003: 15,845

Flagler County,FL real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 26,530
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:
Flagler County:  2.3 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $44,971
2005 median house value: $225,400
Median contract rent in 2005: $815
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $918
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,958 ($40,214 in 2000)
This county  $43,958
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $236,265
Flagler County  $236,265
Florida:  $189,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $698
Institutionalized population: 428
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Flagler County in 2000: $931


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 23
  • Assaults: 162
  • Burglaries: 320
  • Thefts: 964
  • Auto thefts: 97

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 9
  • Robberies: 15
  • Assaults: 115
  • Burglaries: 299
  • Thefts: 894
  • Auto thefts: 88

Flagler County races chart


Flagler County, FL map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Flagler County Florida:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.3%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,477 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,250 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Flagler County is $588 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $739 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1035 a month.

Cities in this county include: Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Beverly Beach, Marineland.

Neighboring counties: Putnam County , St. Johns County , Volusia County .


Flagler County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Flagler County: Shell Bluff Landing (A), Dinner Island (B), Haw Creek Community Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Flagler County include: Saint James Baptist Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Johnson Memorial Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Espanola Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Neoga Lake (B), Tank Lake (C), Swamp, Lake (D), Rayonier One, Lake (E), Dead Lake (F), Gore Lake (G), Disston, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Creek (A), Pringle Branch (B), Middle Haw Creek (C), Black Branch (D), Hunter Branch (E), Salt Creek (F), Pellicer Creek (G), Hulett Branch (H), Little Haw Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Flagler County include: Tokoma Wildlife Management Area (1), Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park (2), Relay State Wildlife Management Area (3), Relay Wildlife Management Area (4), Washington Oaks Gardens State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.7%
Florida:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,784
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,957 (68% naturalized citizens)

Flagler County:  9.9%
Whole state:  16.7%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 505
  • 1990 to 1994: 458
  • 1985 to 1989: 305
  • 1980 to 1984: 232
  • 1975 to 1979: 429
  • 1970 to 1974: 456
  • 1970 to 1974: 664
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,908

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.1%

Flagler County marital status for males

Flagler County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,799
  • One, attached: 898
  • Two: 445
  • 3 or 4: 764
  • 5 to 9: 211
  • 10 to 19: 316
  • 20 or more: 632
  • Mobile homes: 2,341
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Flagler County with a mortgage: 9,429 (963 second mortgage, 1,229 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,626


Agriculture in Flagler County
Average size of farms: 684 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $237894
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $4218.79
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.15%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $167725
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57382
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.75
Vegetables: 1603 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acres

Flagler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Germany (9%)
  • Jamaica (9%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Italy (5%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Colombia (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Flagler County:



  • Italian (14%)
  • German (13%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • English (11%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • Polish (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)

Flagler County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 15,018 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 2,150 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 99 (1%)
  • Taxi: 31 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 76 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 78 (0%)
  • Walked: 221 (1%)
  • Other means: 151 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 625 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Flagler County, Florida
  • 342 people in nursing homes
  • 55 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 26 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 26 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,465.

15.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  15.57%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)
Flagler County:  0.10%
Florida average:  0.22%

7.03% relocated from other counties in Florida ($19,638 average AGI)
8.43% relocated from other states ($34,721 average AGI)
Flagler County:  8.43%
Florida average:  4.24%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Volusia County, FL  2.75% ($39,695 average AGI)
from St. Johns County, FL  0.72% ($43,113)
from Broward County, FL  0.56% ($47,320)
from Suffolk County, NY  0.53% ($48,631)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.47% ($47,913)
from Duval County, FL  0.35% ($47,946)
from Orange County, FL  0.30% ($53,635)


8.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,839 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Flagler County:  0.05%
Florida average:  0.12%

4.42% relocated to other counties in Florida ($24,079 average AGI)
3.55% relocated to other states ($18,519 average AGI)
Flagler County:  3.55%
Florida average:  3.31%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Volusia County, FL  1.55% ($38,632 average AGI)
to St. Johns County, FL  0.69% ($51,408)
to Duval County, FL  0.40% ($40,650)
to Orange County, FL  0.23% ($46,806)
to Putnam County, FL  0.17% ($36,633)
to Clay County, FL  0.15% ($44,093)
to Broward County, FL  0.10% ($31,828)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4



Births per 1000 population in Flagler County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8



Deaths per 1000 population in Flagler County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Flagler County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,858 (15,089 aged, 1,769 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%


Household type by relationship


Households: 49,371
  • In family households: 42,670 (12,918 male householders, 2,787 female householders)
    13,734 spouses, 10,531 children (9,387 natural, 348 adopted, 796 stepchildren), 759 grandchildren, 202 brothers or sisters, 424 parents, 700 other relatives, 615 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,701 (2,295 male householders (1,740 living alone)), 3,284 female householders (2,877 living alone)), 1,122 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 461 (415 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,564 2-persons, 2,846 3-persons, 1,939 4-persons, 920 5-persons, 261 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,617 1-person, 850 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

5,946 married couples with children.
1,978 single-parent households (415 men, 1,563 women).

88.8% of residents of Flagler County speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $386,264,000 ($5598 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,114,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $289,752,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,959,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,239,000
Federal grants: $13,598,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,802,000 ($11,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,915,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $562,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,048,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,355,984,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,652
Here:  35 per 1000 residents
State:  63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,628
Here:  47 per 1000 residents
State:  49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +398
Here:  +5 per 1000 residents
State:  +30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +27,482
Here:  +360 per 1000 residents
State:  +59 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Flagler County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.22 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.9
State:  3.8



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,448
  • 1995 to 1998: 4,511
  • 1990 to 1994: 5,106
  • 1980 to 1989: 8,688
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,210
  • 1960 to 1969: 717
  • 1950 to 1959: 438
  • 1940 to 1949: 195
  • 1939 or earlier: 139


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Flagler County, Florida:

  • 1 room: 13
  • 2 rooms: 117
  • 3 rooms: 624
  • 4 rooms: 1,949
  • 5 rooms: 4,514
  • 6 rooms: 5,092
  • 7 rooms: 3,243
  • 8 rooms: 1,550
  • 9 or more rooms: 798


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Flagler County, Florida:

  • 1 room: 49
  • 2 rooms: 221
  • 3 rooms: 405
  • 4 rooms: 682
  • 5 rooms: 871
  • 6 rooms: 575
  • 7 rooms: 417
  • 8 rooms: 127
  • 9 or more rooms: 47


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Flagler County:

  • no bedroom: 52
  • 1 bedroom: 422
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,200
  • 3 bedrooms: 10,910
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,076
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 240


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Flagler County:

  • no bedroom: 74
  • 1 bedroom: 517
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,129
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,413
  • 4 bedrooms: 253
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8


Cars and other vehicles available in Flagler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 468
  • 1 vehicle: 6,997
  • 2 vehicles: 7,935
  • 3 vehicles: 2,002
  • 4 vehicles: 409
  • 5 or more vehicles: 89


Cars and other vehicles available in Flagler County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 244
  • 1 vehicle: 1,660
  • 2 vehicles: 1,199
  • 3 vehicles: 244
  • 4 vehicles: 40
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

49% of Flagler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Florida.

Flagler County:  48.7%
State average:  51.1%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9248
  • Northeast: 21324
  • Midwest: 5714
  • South: 6677
  • West: 1115

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $104,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (96%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (92%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 297
Here:  7.0%
Florida:  11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118
Here:  5.5%
Florida:  9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 256
Here:  16.7%
Florida:  21.0%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Flagler County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $430,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,432,000
  • Charges - All Other: $3,938,000
    Solid Waste Management: $425,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,181,000
    Parks & Recreation: $315,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,878,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,780,000
    Regular Highways: $2,070,000
    Financial Administration: $1,893,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,777,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,600,000
    General - Other: $1,559,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,158,000
    General Public Buildings: $956,000
    Parks & Recreation: $863,000
    Fire Protection: $776,000
    Solid Waste Management: $725,000
    Libraries: $675,000
    Air Transportation: $674,000
    Welfare - Other: $534,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $361,000
    Housing & Community Development: $247,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $206,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $163,000
    Private Transit Subsidies: $95,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $13,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,673,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $5,422,000
    Health: $387,000
    Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health: $179,000
    Welfare: $127,000
    Natural Resources: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $212,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $24,989,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,480,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,928,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,989,000
    Other, NEC: $4,045,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,507,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,391,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,637,000
    Special Assessments: $854,000
    Rents: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,023,000
    Police Protection: $621,000
    Solid Waste Management: $389,000
    Health - Other: $270,000
    Parks & Recreation: $177,000
    Fire Protection: $141,000
    Central Staff: $130,000
    Financial Administration: $124,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $18,000
    Libraries: $11,000
    Judicial: $10,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $22,816,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,708,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,732,000
    All Other: $1,501,000
    Highways: $1,122,000
    Housing & Community Development: $504,000
    Public Welfare: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,459,000
    NEC: $2,710,000
    Total General Sales: $1,418,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $763,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,585,000

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