Gulf County, Florida (FL)

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County population in 2005: 13,975 (33% urban, 67% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,995
Renter-occupied apartments: 936

% of renters here:	19%
State:	30%

Land area: 555 sq. mi.
Water area: 190.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.7%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Public administration (13.5%), Construction (11.0%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Gulf County, Florida:

White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
Black (16.9%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Males: 7,119	(53.4%)
Females: 6,213	(46.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,597
County population in 2003: 13,580
Jobs in 2003: 4,051

Gulf County,FL real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 5,984
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Gulf County:	2.4 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,095 ($30,276 in 2000)

This county	$33,095
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $156,968

Gulf County	$156,968
Florida:	$189,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $413
Institutionalized population: 1,352
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gulf County in 2000: $747

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 81
Burglaries: 50
Thefts: 96
Auto thefts: 12

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 73
Thefts: 100
Auto thefts: 12

Gulf County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 188 buildings, average cost: $116,500
2001: 141 buildings, average cost: $150,800
2002: 244 buildings, average cost: $169,900
2003: 181 buildings, average cost: $152,900
2004: 183 buildings, average cost: $192,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Gulf County Florida:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $451 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gulf County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Westwood Lakes, Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka.

Neighboring counties: Bay County , Calhoun County , Franklin County , Liberty County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Gulf County: Odena Landing (A), Listers Landing (B), Lister Camp (C), Kentucky Landing (D), Kenny Camp (E), Porter Landing (F), Ringjaw Camp (G), Roberts Camp (H), Saint Joseph Bay Light (I), Sharp Hardy Homestead (J), Douglas Landing (K), Bryants Landing (L), Wetappo Forest Ranger Station (M), Wetappo Side Camp (N), Willis Landing (O), Burgess Landing (P), Gaskin Still (Q), Cape San Blas Lighthouse (R). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Parker Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Gulf County include: Glenwood Church of Christ (A), Dalkeith Church (B), First Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Robertson Cemetery (1), Roberts Cemetery (2), Williamsburg Cemetery (3), Kemp Cemetery (4), Wetappo Cemetery (5), Forest Hill Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Lockey Lake (A), Coma, Lake (B), Lands Lake (C), Indian Bayou (D), Dead Lakes (E), Devils Elbow (F), Iola Lake (G), Kentucky Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johnson Creek (A), Brown Creek (B), Britt Branch (C), Big Branch (D), Jackson River (E), Hoffman Creek (F), Saul Creek (G), Luke Ford Creek (H), Right Prong Stone Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Gulf County include: Edward Ball Wildlife Management Area (1), T H Stone Memorial Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park (2), G U Parker Wildlife Management Area (3), Gaskin Wildlife Management Area (4), Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park (5), Dead Lakes State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Money Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Florida:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 592
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 275 (55% naturalized citizens)

Gulf County:	2.1%
Whole state:	16.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 24
1990 to 1994: 68
1985 to 1989: 7
1980 to 1984: 55
1975 to 1979: 35
1970 to 1974: 13
1970 to 1974: 14
1965 to 1969: 59

Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.1%

Gulf County marital status for males

Gulf County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,700
One, attached: 201
Two: 144
3 or 4: 186
5 to 9: 179
10 to 19: 91
20 or more: 45
Mobile homes: 1,929
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 112

Housing units in Gulf County with a mortgage: 1,391 (124 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,318

Agriculture in Gulf County
Average size of farms: 151 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16308
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18035
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $14707
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years

Gulf County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/24/1993, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Public administration (15%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Chemicals (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

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

Cuba (18%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (9%)
India (9%)
Haiti (7%)
Mexico (7%)
Poland (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gulf County:

United States or American (29%)
Irish (12%)
German (8%)
English (8%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
European (2%)
Italian (2%)

Gulf County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,572 (77%)
Carpooled: 739 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 68 (1%)
Other means: 61 (1%)
Worked at home: 175 (4%)

People in group quarters in Gulf County, Florida

1187 people in state prisons
104 people in nursing homes
42 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
33 people in other group homes
19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $52,630.

9.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.57%
Florida average:	8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.63% relocated from other counties in Florida ($22,092 average AGI)
3.94% relocated from other states ($15,760 average AGI)
Gulf County: 3.94%
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 Bay County, FL	2.71% ($31,538 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	0.42% ($48,000)
from Calhoun County, FL	0.35% ($30,667)
from Jackson County, FL	0.25% ($28,364)

8.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.75%
Florida average:	7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.50% relocated to other counties in Florida ($20,658 average AGI)
3.25% relocated to other states ($15,818 average AGI)
Gulf County: 3.25%
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 Bay County, FL	2.78% ($25,655 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, FL	0.42% ($35,833)
to Franklin County, FL	0.35% ($69,400)
to Leon County, FL	0.35% ($28,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Births per 1000 population in Gulf County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Gulf County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gulf County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,730 (2,268 aged, 462 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,932

In family households: 10,443 (2,634 male householders, 915 female householders)
2,746 spouses, 3,266 children (2,984 natural, 64 adopted, 218 stepchildren), 362 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 175 other relatives, 251 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,489 (643 male householders (579 living alone)), 722 female householders (678 living alone)), 124 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,400 (1,369 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,723 2-persons, 804 3-persons, 663 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,257 1-person, 100 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,742 married couples with children.
698 single-parent households (170 men, 528 women).

95.5% of residents of Gulf County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,062,000 ($7098 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,815,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,395,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,057,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $34,000
Federal grants: $20,189,000
Federal procurement contracts: $428,000 ($197,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $959,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,730,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,722,000
Federal Government insurance: $236,358,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 600

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 821

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +18

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -381

Here:	-27 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Gulf County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.47 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 179
1995 to 1998: 817
1990 to 1994: 935
1980 to 1989: 1,711
1970 to 1979: 1,380
1960 to 1969: 995
1950 to 1959: 839
1940 to 1949: 411
1939 or earlier: 320

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

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 78
3 rooms: 139
4 rooms: 516
5 rooms: 1,079
6 rooms: 1,117
7 rooms: 705
8 rooms: 221
9 or more rooms: 127

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

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 153
4 rooms: 292
5 rooms: 277
6 rooms: 142
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 174
2 bedrooms: 1,017
3 bedrooms: 2,260
4 bedrooms: 467
5 or more bedrooms: 59

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gulf County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 156
2 bedrooms: 440
3 bedrooms: 313
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 211
1 vehicle: 1,308
2 vehicles: 1,816
3 vehicles: 459
4 vehicles: 133
5 or more vehicles: 68

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

no vehicle: 153
1 vehicle: 504
2 vehicles: 202
3 vehicles: 77
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

58% of Gulf County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Florida.

Gulf County:	58.5%
State average:	51.1%

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

This state: 8203
Northeast: 690
Midwest: 892
South: 2925
West: 224

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	2.8%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	2.5%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 29

Here:	5.4%
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)

Gulf County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,071,000
Charges - All Other: $1,042,000
Sewerage: $56,000
Construction - General: $1,158,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,092,000
Police Protection: $1,763,000

Financial Administration: $1,423,000

Central Staff Services: $1,174,000

Regular Highways: $782,000

Corrections - Other: $623,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $605,000

Welfare - Other: $495,000

Housing & Community Development: $362,000

Water Utilities: $180,000

Parks & Recreation: $152,000

Fire Protection: $95,000

Health Services - Other: $78,000

Sewerage: $41,000
General - Interest on Debt: $396,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $647,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,608,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,807,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,221,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,516,000
Water Utilities: $625,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $678,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $991,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $874,000
Water Utilities: $422,000

Fire Protection: $133,000

Regular Highways: $96,000

Police Protection: $48,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,298,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $240,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,901,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,867,000
Highways: $746,000

All Other: $673,000

Housing & Community Development: $317,000
Tax - Property: $5,716,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $323,000

NEC: $304,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,637,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000

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