Holmes County, Florida (FL)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Manufacturing (14.1%), Retail trade (13.0%), Construction (12.0%), Public administration (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Holmes County, Florida:

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Males: 9,846	(53.0%)
Females: 8,718	(47.0%)

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Holmes County:	2.4 people
Florida:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,386
Florida:	$47,804

This county:	$393
State:	$794

Holmes County:	$145,724
Florida:	$230,400

Detached houses: $206,445

Here:	$206,445
State:	$334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $751,678

Here:	$751,678
State:	$258,333

In 2-unit structures: $223,596

Here:	$223,596
State:	$289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $227,215

Here:	$227,215
State:	$240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,044

Here:	$143,044
State:	$281,565

Mobile homes: $49,371

Here:	$49,371
State:	$43,568

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 64
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 133
• Auto thefts: 19

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 59
• Thefts: 123
• Auto thefts: 18

This county:	19.1%
Whole state:	12.5%

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Holmes County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bonifay, Ponce de Leon, Esto, Westville, Noma.

2005 air pollution in Holmes County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.068 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Geneva County, Alabama , Jackson County , Walton County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Holmes County: Old Warehouse Landing (A), Bearpen Landing (B), Bethlehem West Florida Camp Meeting Ground (C), Curry Ferry (D), Swamp Field Landing (E), Sweet Gum Head (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Holmes County include: Midway Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Mount Ida Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), New Effort Church (G), Concord Church (H), New Smyrna Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Double Springs Cemetery (1), Broxton Cemetery (2), Leonia Cemetery (3), Merrill Cemetery (4), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (5), Westville Cemetery (6), Dyson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bull Pond (A), Henry Prescott Pond (B), Mac Steverson Pond (C), Cassidy, Lake (D), Sand Pond (E), Mill Pond (F), Chapman Lake (G), Cheney Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ginhouse Branch (A), Tenmile Creek (B), Bridge Creek (C), Little Gum Creek (D), Texas Branch (E), Bonds Branch (F), Boggy Branch (G), Blue Creek (H), Blackshire Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.6%
Florida:	4.5%

Current college students: 524
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 320 (51% naturalized citizens)

Holmes County:	1.7%
Whole state:	16.7%

Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,964
• One, attached: 38
• Two: 97
• 3 or 4: 75
• 5 to 9: 52
• 10 to 19: 31
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 2,711
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Holmes County with a mortgage: 1,260 (128 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,267

Here:	49.9% with mortgage
State:	71.7% with mortgage

Holmes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/25/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,395 (80%) Carpooled: 834 (12%) Walked: 148 (2%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 324 (5%)

9.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.10%
Florida average:	8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.21% relocated from other counties in Florida ($21,733 average AGI)
2.89% relocated from other states ($7,696 average AGI)

Holmes County:	2.89%
Florida average:	4.24%

from Washington County, FL	1.18% ($24,076 average AGI)
from Walton County, FL	1.16% ($38,185)
from Bay County, FL	0.78% ($23,659)
from Geneva County, AL	0.55% ($24,710)
from Jackson County, FL	0.55% ($31,387)
from Okaloosa County, FL	0.37% ($30,952)
from Houston County, AL	0.29% ($17,938)

7.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.98%
Florida average:	7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.24% relocated to other counties in Florida ($13,928 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($8,147 average AGI)

Holmes County:	2.74%
Florida average:	3.31%

to Washington County, FL	1.46% ($21,630 average AGI)
to Walton County, FL	1.21% ($21,478)
to Geneva County, AL	0.65% ($21,722)
to Jackson County, FL	0.58% ($12,031)
to Bay County, FL	0.56% ($17,871)
to Houston County, AL	0.31% ($26,000)
to Escambia County, FL	0.18% ($15,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,746 (2,896 aged, 850 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,607 (3,871 male householders, 1,057 female householders)

  3,893 spouses, 4,857 children (4,291 natural, 73 adopted, 493 stepchildren), 426 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 132 other relatives, 193 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,231 (883 male householders (745 living alone)), 1,113 female householders (1,065 living alone)), 235 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,726 (1,688 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,372 2-persons, 1,154 3-persons, 840 4-persons, 379 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,810 1-person, 154 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

95.5% of residents of Holmes County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $140,456,000 ($7388 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,031,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,360,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,001,000
Federal grants: $38,434,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,064,000 ($306,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,174,000 ($1,112,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,178,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,417,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,448,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

58% of Holmes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Florida.

Holmes County:	57.6%
State average:	51.1%

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

• This state: 9829
• Northeast: 925
• Midwest: 905
• South: 6037
• West: 471

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,000

Here:	5.1%
Florida:	11.7%

Here:	11.2%
Florida:	9.7%

Here:	7.9%
Florida:	21.0%

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