Liberty County, Florida (FL)

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County population in 2005: 7,773 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,816
Renter-occupied apartments: 406

% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

Land area: 836 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	12.5%

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

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

Industries providing employment: Public administration (20.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Construction (17.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 55%
Government: 35%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Liberty County, Florida:

White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
Black (18.4%)
Hispanic (4.5%)
American Indian (2.4%)
Other race (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

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

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Males: 4,154	(59.2%)
Females: 2,867	(40.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,592
County population in 2003: 7,320
Jobs in 2003: 2,181

Liberty County,FL real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,223
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Liberty County:	2.5 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,525 ($28,840 in 2000)

This county	$31,525
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,805

Liberty County	$134,805
Florida:	$189,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $350
Institutionalized population: 1,370
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Liberty County in 2000: $703

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 18
Auto thefts: 5

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 22
Auto thefts: 4

Liberty County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $108,000
2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $114,500
2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $94,200
2003: 26 buildings, average cost: $98,400
2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $99,800
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $117,500
2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $127,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Liberty County Florida:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $385 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Liberty 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: Bristol, Estero Island.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Franklin County , Gadsden County , Gulf County , Jackson County , Leon County , Wakulla County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Liberty County: Larkin Fish Camp (A), Muscogee Landing (B), Lower Langston Landing (C), Apalachicola Work Center (D), Owens Bridge (E), Magnolia Landing Campground (F), Poplar Camp (G), Kennedy Creek Fish Camp (H), Porter Lake Campground (I), Ranger Station (J), Cotton Landing (K), Cotton Landing Campground (L), Rock Bluff Landing (M), Liberty County Correctional Institute (N), Sheppards Landing (O), Shingle Landing (P), Big Gully Landing (Q), Big Gully Landing Campground (R), Smokehouse Crossing (S), Black Curve (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Liberty County include: Galilee Church (A), Good Hope Church (B), Rock of Will Church (C), Saint Luke Church (D), Blue Creek Church (E), Saint Stephens Church (F), Hawkins Lane Church (G), Victory Temple (H), Eureka Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: McNair Cemetery (1), Kent Cemetery (2), Evans Cemetery (3), Mitchum Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), Orange Cemetery (6), Humility Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Sheppard Lake (A), Shephard Lake (B), Camel Pond (C), Highlog Lake (D), Hitchcock Lake (E), Sanborn Lake (F), Acorn Lake (G), McMillan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gin Branch (A), Haw Creek (B), Bull Creek (C), Brushy Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), McCoy Branch (F), Telogia Creek (G), Brown Branch (H), Little Owl Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Liberty County include: Torreya State Park (1), Robert Brent Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Florida:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 218
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 146 (34% naturalized citizens)

Liberty County:	2.1%
Whole state:	16.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 62
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 13
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.2%

Liberty County marital status for males

Liberty County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,565
One, attached: 11
Two: 11
3 or 4: 5
5 to 9: 5
10 to 19: 7
Mobile homes: 1,469
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 83

Housing units in Liberty County with a mortgage: 341 (14 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 463

Agriculture in Liberty County
Average size of farms: 148 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22339
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13800
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22610
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.02

Liberty County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 4.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (29%)
Public administration (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (26%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (14%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

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

Mexico (53%)
Netherlands (17%)
Germany (10%)
India (10%)
Honduras (10%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty County:

United States or American (43%)
Irish (7%)
English (7%)
German (6%)
Dutch (2%)
European (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Liberty County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,666 (71%)
Carpooled: 566 (24%)
Walked: 37 (2%)
Other means: 39 (2%)
Worked at home: 48 (2%)

People in group quarters in Liberty County, Florida

1325 people in state prisons
47 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
33 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
18 people in homes for the mentally ill
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,146.

9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,011 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.19%
Florida average:	8.71%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.26% relocated from other counties in Florida ($23,508 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($7,503 average AGI)
Liberty County: 1.93%
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 Calhoun County, FL	1.47% ($22,862 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	1.32% ($41,538)
from Gadsden County, FL	0.91% ($23,167)
from Jackson County, FL	0.66% ($25,692)
from Franklin County, FL	0.61% ($27,167)

7.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Florida average:	7.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.43% relocated to other counties in Florida ($19,690 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($4,781 average AGI)
Liberty County: 1.54%
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 Calhoun County, FL	2.21% ($24,698 average AGI)
to Leon County, FL	1.59% ($19,000)
to Gadsden County, FL	0.51% ($33,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Births per 1000 population in Liberty County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Liberty County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Liberty County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 954 (711 aged, 243 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,575

In family households: 4,760 (1,133 male householders, 415 female householders)
1,090 spouses, 1,723 children (1,578 natural, 65 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 37 other relatives, 213 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 815 (356 male householders (285 living alone)), 323 female householders (291 living alone)), 136 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,446 (1,385 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 674 2-persons, 388 3-persons, 293 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 576 1-person, 81 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

903 married couples with children.
439 single-parent households (101 men, 338 women).

94.5% of residents of Liberty County speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,371,000 ($4911 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,030,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,048,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $140,000
Federal grants: $11,016,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,456,000 ($1,068,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,680,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,732,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $362,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,078,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 467

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 280

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +54

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +532

Here:	+68 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Liberty County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 77
1995 to 1998: 269
1990 to 1994: 378
1980 to 1989: 681
1970 to 1979: 740
1960 to 1969: 506
1950 to 1959: 259
1940 to 1949: 136
1939 or earlier: 110

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

1 room: 36
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 136
4 rooms: 275
5 rooms: 458
6 rooms: 338
7 rooms: 262
8 rooms: 191
9 or more rooms: 91

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 18
3 rooms: 56
4 rooms: 98
5 rooms: 121
6 rooms: 63
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 36
1 bedroom: 99
2 bedrooms: 504
3 bedrooms: 956
4 bedrooms: 183
5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 58
2 bedrooms: 189
3 bedrooms: 144
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 3

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

no vehicle: 107
1 vehicle: 559
2 vehicles: 815
3 vehicles: 239
4 vehicles: 74
5 or more vehicles: 22

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

no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 212
2 vehicles: 118
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

62% of Liberty County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Florida.

Liberty County:	61.8%
State average:	51.1%

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

This state: 5788
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 206
South: 694
West: 70

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Wood (2%)
Utility gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Utility gas (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	3.1%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63

Here:	15.8%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	2.0%
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)

Liberty County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $249,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $350,000
All Other: $204,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,164,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $526,000
Regular Highways: $368,000

Parks & Recreation: $350,000

Corrections - Other: $327,000

Transit Utilities: $308,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $264,000

General - Other: $235,000

Solid Waste Management: $173,000

Water Utilities: $122,000

Financial Administration: $105,000

Central Staff Services: $103,000

Health Services - Other: $53,000

Libraries: $47,000

General Public Buildings: $42,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000

Fire Protection: $11,000

Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,374,000
Intergovernmental to State - Health: $158,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $485,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
Revenue - Transit Utilities: $298,000
Water Utilities: $169,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,917,000
End of Fiscal Year: $4,483,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $479,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $820,000
All Other: $432,000

General Support: $138,000

Water Utilities: $37,000
Tax - Property: $1,335,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $122,000

Total General Sales: $90,000

NEC: $40,000

Individual Income: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,438,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $34,000

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