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County population in July 2009: 151,759 (71% urban, 29% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 35,198
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,595
% of renters here:

20%
State:

22%

Land area: 1017 sq. mi.
Water area: 156.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 149 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Santa Rosa County: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Retail trade (13.2%), Construction (10.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Santa Rosa County, Florida business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Santa Rosa County races chart

Races in Santa Rosa County, Florida:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (85.7%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (4.8%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Asian alone (2.0%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.7%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Males: 59,059  (50.2%)
Females: 58,684  (49.8%)

Santa Rosa County,FL real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Santa Rosa County:

2.6 people
Florida:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $54,201 ($41,881 in 1999)
This county:

$54201
Florida:

$44736

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $809 (lower quartile is $607, upper quartile is $1,082)
This county:

$809
State:

$802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $173,100 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
Santa Rosa County:

$173,100
Florida:

$182,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,200 - $254,400

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $229,925
Here:

$229,925
State:

$275,879

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,843
Here:

$179,843
State:

$195,815

In 2-unit structures: $62,458
Here:

$62,458
State:

$200,248

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $110,000
Here:

$110,000
State:

$172,083

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,418
Here:

$152,418
State:

$221,364

Mobile homes: $75,733
Here:

$75,733
State:

$43,568
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,426
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $379

Institutionalized population: 2,166

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

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 30
  • Robberies: 11
  • Assaults: 197
  • Burglaries: 480
  • Thefts: 1140
  • Auto thefts: 157

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

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 42
  • Robberies: 20
  • Assaults: 278
  • Burglaries: 508
  • Thefts: 1104
  • Auto thefts: 96

Santa Rosa County, FL map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 1050 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 2001: 1461 buildings, average cost: $106,700
  • 2002: 1138 buildings, average cost: $124,900
  • 2003: 1823 buildings, average cost: $129,500
  • 2004: 1969 buildings, average cost: $132,900
  • 2005: 1332 buildings, average cost: $144,300
  • 2006: 923 buildings, average cost: $154,000
  • 2007: 830 buildings, average cost: $165,500
  • 2008: 536 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 2009: 448 buildings, average cost: $168,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Rosa County Florida:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.8%



2008 Presidential Election results in Santa Rosa County Florida:


McCain (Republican): 73.7%
Obama (Democratic): 25.6%

Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,384 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $870 (0.6%)


Santa Rosa County household income distribution in 2009 Santa Rosa County home values distribution


Santa Rosa County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.1%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.1%
Santa Rosa County:

11.1%
Florida:

14.9%
Median age of residents in 2009: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 47 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

9.8%
Whole state:

12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

4.1%
Whole state:

5.7%

Area name: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Santa Rosa County is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $839 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Bagdad, Jay, Gulf Breeze-Harold, Munson-McLellen.

Santa Rosa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip CodeCityCertified Residential DatabaseMandatory Residential DatabaseMandatory Non-Residential Database
Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)
32530Bagdad20----
32561Gulf Breeze1801010
32563Gulf Breeze380----
32565Jay201010
32566Navarre1002020
32570Milton509090
32571Milton4902020
32583Milton30----

2005 air pollution in Santa Rosa County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.



Click to draw/clear Santa Rosa County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Santa Rosa County: Santa Maria (A), Center Fait Landing (B), Six Flags Shoppers Mart (C), Rolling Greens Country Club (D), Race Track Landing (E), Proctors Landing (F), Garnier Landing (G), Camp Lowry (H), Travelers Rest Church (I), Old Land Place (J), Evangel Fellowship Campground (K), Flowers Field Landing (L), Butter Landing (M), Webb Landing (N), Riley Landing (O), Faulks Ferry Landing (P), Gum Landing (Q), Pensacola Community College, Learning Resource Center (R). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Parkmore Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Santa Rosa County include: Welcome Church (A), Ard-Field Church (B), Walling Church (C), Valley Grove Church (D), Whitfield Church (E), Pine Level Church (F), Hopewell Church (G), Christ Church (H), Pine Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Juniper Cemetery (1), Crossroads Cemetery (2), Memorial Serenity Gardens (3), Black Cemetery (4), Black Hammock Cemetery (5), Friendship Cemetery (6), Ates Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Albert Gordon Pond (A), Ashton Dead River (B), Atwell Pond (C), Munson, Lake (D), Jernigan Lake (E), Black Lake (F), Blackfish Lake (G), Pinhook Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mulatto Bayou (A), Horns Creek (B), Roaring Branch (C), Ninemile Creek (D), Boiling Creek (E), Short Creek (F), Boggy Branch (G), Hog Pen Branch (H), Jakes Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Santa Rosa County include: Mayo Park (1), Munson Recreation Area (2), Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park (3), Blackwater River State Park (4), Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (5), Navarre Beach State Park (6), Escambia River State Wildlife Management Area (7), Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Escambia County , Escambia County, Alabama , Okaloosa County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

9.1%
Florida:

10.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 5,600
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,549 (58% naturalized citizens)

Santa Rosa County:

3.0%
Whole state:

16.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 548
  • 1990 to 1994: 485
  • 1985 to 1989: 347
  • 1980 to 1984: 355
  • 1975 to 1979: 359
  • 1970 to 1974: 410
  • 1970 to 1974: 278
  • 1965 to 1969: 767

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.6%

Santa Rosa County marital status for males
Santa Rosa County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 35,006
  • One, attached: 961
  • Two: 823
  • 3 or 4: 1,633
  • 5 to 9: 826
  • 10 to 19: 255
  • 20 or more: 973
  • Mobile homes: 8,586
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Santa Rosa County with a mortgage: 20,576 (2,543 second mortgage, 1,960 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,069

Here:

74.4% with mortgage
State:

71.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.52%
Here41.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 48,891
Total congregations: 132

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents19,613 (40.1%)9,350 (19.1%)6,753 (13.8%)6,230 (12.7%)1,081 (2.2%)
Congregations37 (28.0%)17 (12.9%)20 (15.2%)4 (3.0%)3 (2.3%)
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents969 (2.0%)948 (1.9%)761 (1.6%)613 (1.3%)2,573 (5.3%)
Congregations4 (3.0%)8 (6.1%)2 (1.5%)3 (2.3%)34 (25.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Santa Rosa County - Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Bagdad, Jay

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
This county:

1.08 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Santa Rosa County:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Santa Rosa County:

0.47 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 62
This county:

4.20 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 64
Santa Rosa County:

4.33 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.5%
Florida:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

21.9%
Florida:

23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Santa Rosa County:

11.5%
State:

14.0%


Agriculture in Santa Rosa County:

Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,579
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $425.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,776
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,635
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.52
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.30%
Corn for grain: 346 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 29366 harvested acres
Vegetables: 205 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 207 acres

Tornado activity:

Santa Rosa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 fatalities and 221 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/31/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 17 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Santa Rosa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 38.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.9 miles away from Santa Rosa County center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)

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



  • Philippines (18%)
  • United Kingdom (13%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Korea (6%)
  • Thailand (4%)
  • Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Santa Rosa County (%):



  • United States or American (22%)
  • German (12%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)


Santa Rosa County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 42,983 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 5,894 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 133 (0%)
  • Railroad: 16 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 56 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 83 (0%)
  • Walked: 480 (1%)
  • Other means: 585 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,571 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Santa Rosa County, Florida:

  • 1,298 people in state prisons
  • 363 people in nursing homes
  • 341 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 112 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 102 people in other group homes
  • 76 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 68 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 43 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 23 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 20 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 13 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,883.

12.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,621 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

12.16%
Florida average:

8.71%


0.53% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,844 average AGI)
Santa Rosa County:

0.53%
Florida average:

0.22%

5.40% relocated from other counties in Florida ($18,213 average AGI)
6.24% relocated from other states ($23,564 average AGI)
Santa Rosa County:

6.24%
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 Escambia County, FL  2.61% ($41,066 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL  1.55% ($35,772)
from San Diego County, CA  0.14% ($52,114)
from Nueces County, TX  0.13% ($35,333)
from Duval County, FL  0.12% ($41,550)
from Harrison County, MS  0.09% ($42,933)
from Baldwin County, AL  0.09% ($58,442)


11.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,348 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.55%
Florida average:

7.73%


0.30% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,232 average AGI)
Santa Rosa County:

0.30%
Florida average:

0.12%

5.38% relocated to other counties in Florida ($18,394 average AGI)
5.87% relocated to other states ($22,722 average AGI)
Santa Rosa County:

5.87%
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 Escambia County, FL  2.87% ($38,204 average AGI)
to Okaloosa County, FL  1.06% ($33,682)
to San Diego County, CA  0.23% ($39,651)
to Duval County, FL  0.18% ($42,186)
to Baldwin County, AL  0.17% ($53,405)
to Bay County, FL  0.10% ($48,600)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.10% ($43,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Santa Rosa County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Santa Rosa County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Santa Rosa County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,021 (14,882 aged, 3,139 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.17
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5959.100
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 138.850
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38737.74

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1236.160
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 779.850
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1.4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58.7

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.08

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 29.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 87.6
  • Poisoning - 32.4
  • Suffocation - 23.8
  • Other - 5.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 115,193
  • In family households: 102,416 (26,343 male householders, 7,234 female householders)
    27,957 spouses, 34,830 children (30,958 natural, 1,169 adopted, 2,703 stepchildren), 1,638 grandchildren, 444 brothers or sisters, 694 parents, 1,248 other relatives, 2,028 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 12,777 (4,976 male householders (3,796 living alone)), 5,292 female householders (4,576 living alone)), 2,509 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,550 (2,184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 14,443 2-persons, 7,955 3-persons, 7,127 4-persons, 2,868 5-persons, 901 6-persons, 283 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,372 1-person, 1,486 2-persons, 289 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

94.7% of residents of Santa Rosa County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $866,023,000 ($6263 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $312,838,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $486,157,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $100,032,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,379,000
Federal grants: $79,165,000
Federal procurement contracts: $95,536,000 ($90,931,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $97,753,000 ($75,298,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,934,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $180,352,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,236,901,000

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

Births: 8,117
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,961
Here:

35 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +445
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +22,026
Here:

+154 per 1000 residents
State:

+59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Santa Rosa County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.47 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

3.8

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 3,934
  • 2000 to 2004: 10,171
  • 1990 to 1999: 15,998
  • 1980 to 1989: 11,140
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,923
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,824
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,201
  • 1940 to 1949: 780
  • 1939 or earlier: 803
Rooms in houses/apartments in Santa Rosa County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 56
  • 2 rooms: 206
  • 3 rooms: 1,080
  • 4 rooms: 2,944
  • 5 rooms: 8,750
  • 6 rooms: 9,459
  • 7 rooms: 5,960
  • 8 rooms: 3,884
  • 9+ rooms: 2,859
  • 1 room: 115
  • 2 rooms: 457
  • 3 rooms: 1,104
  • 4 rooms: 2,633
  • 5 rooms: 2,016
  • 6 rooms: 1,369
  • 7 rooms: 518
  • 8 rooms: 275
  • 9+ rooms: 108
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Santa Rosa County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 172
  • 1 bedroom: 706
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,133
  • 3 bedrooms: 21,866
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,559
  • 5+ bedrooms: 762
  • no bedroom: 137
  • 1 bedroom: 1,052
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,680
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,078
  • 4 bedrooms: 598
  • 5+ bedrooms: 50
Cars and other vehicles available in Santa Rosa County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 772
  • 1 vehicle: 8,912
  • 2 vehicles: 18,071
  • 3 vehicles: 5,644
  • 4 vehicles: 1,351
  • 5+ vehicles: 448
  • no vehicle: 781
  • 1 vehicle: 4,013
  • 2 vehicles: 2,977
  • 3 vehicles: 619
  • 4 vehicles: 147
  • 5+ vehicles: 58

50% of Santa Rosa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Florida.

Santa Rosa County:

49.9%
State average:

51.1%


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

  • This state: 46958
  • Northeast: 11433
  • Midwest: 13004
  • South: 33480
  • West: 6537

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,600


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 Santa Rosa County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (79.4%)
  • Utility gas (12.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.3%)
  • Wood (1.0%)
  • Electricity (78.0%)
  • Utility gas (12.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.6%)
  • Wood (0.7%)
  • No fuel used (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,440
Here:

9.7%
Florida:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 467
Here:

6.4%
Florida:

9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 285
Here:

6.2%
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 (Noninst.)


Santa Rosa County government finances in 2006:

  • Charges - All Other: $6,768,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,826,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $44,089,000
    Police Protection: $39,769,000
    Financial Administration: $16,562,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,069,000
    Regular Highways: $6,903,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,839,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,597,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,152,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,918,000
    Health - Other: $1,865,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,798,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,503,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,435,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,385,000
    Libraries: $1,321,000
    Water Utilities: $760,000
    Parks and Recreation: $559,000
    Air Transportation: $213,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $56,345,000
    Public Welfare: $128,000
    Highways: $64,000
    Natural Resources: $58,000
    Housing and Community Development: $16,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $473,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $1,041,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $371,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $931,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $931,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,957,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,670,000
    Special Assessments: $1,896,000
    Rents: $1,155,000
    Interest Earnings: $940,000
    Sale of Property: $582,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $279,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $170,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,779,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,569,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $747,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $824,000
    General - Other: $792,000
    Regular Highways: $653,000
    Financial Administration: $517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $277,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $104,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $79,000
    Health - Other: $41,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,881,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $894,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,414,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,478,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,075,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,119,000
    Education: $35,000
    Public Welfare: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,444,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,367,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $4,081,000
    Other License: $3,072,000
    Other Selective Sales: $513,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $180,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,962,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,003
  • Number of aged recipients: 168
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,835
  • Number of recipients under 18: 301
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,354
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 348
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 708
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 843


Santa Rosa County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Santa Rosa County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 19 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,363$172,193546$189,0822,276$178,494116$70,8102$1,853,500281$182,83665$65,831
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED40$188,52544$135,409203$171,3454$43,7500$023$164,60928$43,321
APPLICATIONS DENIED152$153,961112$165,5631,018$177,162101$47,2670$0120$182,98388$55,057
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN116$163,19087$175,437739$180,70115$84,1330$066$150,10625$74,760
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS17$143,05917$266,000193$166,63214$61,0000$020$222,20012$62,833
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 17 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED45$207,57819$189,9472$118,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$184,6009$241,5560$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$247,88926$189,3851$135,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$113,0008$222,7500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS6$175,6673$133,3333$107,667

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Santa Rosa County, FL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James49269.7 years
William48271.4 years
John47371.8 years
Mary40677.8 years
Robert36669.9 years
Charles26270.9 years
George20174.6 years
Thomas14572.3 years
Joseph14371.2 years
Dorothy13176.8 years
Most common last names in Santa Rosa County, FL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith26674.6 years
Johnson13073.6 years
Jones12574.4 years
Williams11871.7 years
Davis10772.9 years
Brown10675.8 years
Lewis8677.2 years
Thompson8074.4 years
Nelson8074.9 years
Martin7575.1 years
Businesses in Santa Rosa County, FL
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven5Marriott1
AT&T4MasterBrand Cabinets3
Arby's3McDonald's7
AutoZone2Office Depot2
Best Western1Outback Steakhouse1
Blockbuster3Panera Bread1
Burger King5Papa John's Pizza3
Chick-Fil-A1PetSmart1
Chipotle1Pizza Hut5
ColorTyme1Publix Super Markets4
Comfort Inn1Quality1
DHL1RadioShack4
Dairy Queen1Ramada1
Days Inn2Ruby Tuesday1
Decora Cabinetry1Rue211
Domino's Pizza1SONIC Drive-In3
Dunkin Donuts2Sears2
FedEx17Sprint Nextel1
GNC1Starbucks5
GameStop1Subway13
H&R Block6T-Mobile5
Hardee's1T.J.Maxx1
Holiday Inn4Taco Bell5
Home Depot1Target2
KFC3Travelodge1
Kincaid1UPS25
Kmart1Verizon Wireless3
Kroger23Waffle House8
La-Z-Boy2Walgreens4
Lane Furniture2Walmart3
Lowes1YMCA1

Santa Rosa County on our top lists:

  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"

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