Races in Suwannee County, Florida:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,530 ($29,963 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $407 (lower quartile is $305, upper quartile is $578)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $97,286 (it was $57,900 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,687 - $179,840

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $365,959

Here:	$365,959
State:	$275,879

Townhouses or other attached units: $513,712

Here:	$513,712
State:	$195,815

In 2-unit structures: $2,248,015

Here:	$2,248,015
State:	$200,248

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $377,291

Here:	$377,291
State:	$221,364

Mobile homes: $101,838

Here:	$101,838
State:	$43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,692

Here:	$20,692
State:	$47,032

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,191
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $298

Institutionalized population: 1,345

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 21
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 141
• Burglaries: 136
• Thefts: 363
• Auto thefts: 39

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 111
• Burglaries: 184
• Thefts: 406
• Auto thefts: 62

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $684 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $567 (0.6%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.9%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.9% for Black residents, 36.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.4% for American Indian residents, 41.9% for other race residents, 24.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 40 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

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

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Suwannee County is $454 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: Live Oak, Branford, Dowling Park, McAlpin-Wellborn.

Suwannee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Zip Code	City	Certified Residential Database		Mandatory Residential Database		Mandatory Non-Residential Database
		Buildings Measured	Above 4 pCi/L (%)	Buildings Measured	Above 4 pCi/L (%)	Buildings Measured	Above 4 pCi/L (%)
32060	Live Oak	8	0	10	10	10	10
32064	Live Oak	2	0	-	-	-	-
32071	O Brien	3	0	-	-	-	-

Click to draw/clear Suwannee County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Suwannee County: The Old Bulb Farm (A), Camp Osceola (B), University of Florida Suwannee Valley Experiment Station (C), Randys Ranch (D), Suwannee River Power Plant (E), Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch (F), Lanier Railroad Station (G), Baker Correctional Institution (H), Beulah Community Hall (I), Antioch Community Center (J), Suwannee County Fire Rescue Station 2 (K), Dowling Park Volunteer Fire Department (L), O Brien Volunteer Fire Department (M), Luraville Volunteer Fire Department (N), Suwannee County Fire Department (O), Wellborn Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (P), McAlpin Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Wellborn Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (R), Falmouth Fire Rescue (S), Stagecoach Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Suwannee County include: Antioch Church (A), Bethelehem Church (B), Beulah Church (C), Beulah Hill Church (D), Burlington Santa Fe Church of Christ (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Beachville Advent Christian Church (G), Orange Church (H), Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cedar Grove Cemetery (1), Bethlehem Cemetery (2), Grant Cemetery (3), McClellan Cemetery (4), Santa Fe Cemetery (5), Dean Cemetery (6), Old Columbus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bachelor Lake (A), Bandy Lake (B), Grissom Hole (C), Gum Slough (D), Blue Lake (E), Blume Lake (F), Hare Lake (G), Brim Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky Creek (A), Little River (B), Poucher Branch (C), Dry Run (D), Crab Creek (E), Ichetucknee River (F), Santa Fe River (G), Guinea Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Suwannee County include: Peacock Springs State Park (1), Ichetucknee Springs State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Columbia County , Gilchrist County , Hamilton County , Lafayette County , Madison County .

Current college students: 953
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,631 (24% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,290
• One, attached: 171
• Two: 266
• 3 or 4: 89
• 5 to 9: 60
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 or more: 247
• Mobile homes: 7,460
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 73

Housing units in Suwannee County with a mortgage: 1,981 (61 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,803

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.38%

Here		50.4%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 17,554
Total congregations: 73

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents	11,965 (68.2%)	1,075 (6.1%)	1,051 (6.0%)	915 (5.2%)	511 (2.9%)
Congregations	33 (45.2%)	2 (2.7%)	5 (6.8%)	6 (8.2%)	1 (1.4%)

Name	Churches of Christ	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	435 (2.5%)	363 (2.1%)	262 (1.5%)	245 (1.4%)	732 (4.2%)
Congregations	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.7%)	17 (23.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Suwannee County - Live Oak, Branford, Dowling Park, McAlpin-Wellborn

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Suwannee County:

Average size of farms: 161 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $128,995
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $812.18
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.17%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92,649
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,675
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.41%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.25
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 21.29%
Corn for grain: 1807 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6,945 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 732 acres

Tornado activity:

Suwannee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/29/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $600,000 in damages.

Most recent natural disasters:

• Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to May 5, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1831): April 21, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1831, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3288): August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1785): August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Suwannee Fire Complex, Incident Period: May 7, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2689, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3220): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 24, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1561): September 26, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Frances, Incident Period: September 3, 2004 to October 8, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1545): September 4, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1545, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie, Incident Period: August 11, 2004 to August 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1539): August 13, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1539, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Hurricane
• Florida Suwannee Fire Complex, Incident Period: June 5, 2000, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Florida Fire Hazard, Incident Period: April 15, 1999 to May 25, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3139): April 27, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3139, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Suwannee County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,322.

9.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,404 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.48% relocated from other counties in Florida ($26,484 average AGI)
2.36% relocated from other states ($8,920 average AGI)

Suwannee County:	2.36%
Florida average:	4.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

8.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,581 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.05% relocated to other counties in Florida ($20,184 average AGI)
2.19% relocated to other states ($7,397 average AGI)

Suwannee County:	2.19%
Florida average:	3.31%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,665 (6,239 aged, 1,426 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1467.580
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 39.81
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 9323

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1473.180
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1364.440
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2.59

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18.37
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 41.43

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.18

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 179.2. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,158

• In family households: 34,022 (7,661 male householders, 3,374 female householders)

  8,030 spouses, 10,652 children (9,578 natural, 320 adopted, 754 stepchildren), 1,362 grandchildren, 424 brothers or sisters, 355 parents, 607 other relatives, 1,248 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,136 (2,278 male householders (1,775 living alone)), 2,640 female householders (2,305 living alone)), 1,218 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,393 (1,345 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,245 2-persons, 2,303 3-persons, 1,907 4-persons, 916 5-persons, 414 6-persons, 250 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,080 1-person, 656 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

92.7% of residents of Suwannee County speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $234,266,000 ($6217 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,955,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $125,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,050,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,659,000
Federal grants: $41,673,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,232,000 ($48,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,230,000 ($3,796,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $529,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,085,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,157,000

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

Births: 2,515

Deaths: 2,384

Net international migration: +577

Net internal migration: +3,125

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

58% of Suwannee 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, 74% lived in Florida.

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

• This state: 20686
• Northeast: 3178
• Midwest: 2959
• South: 5622
• West: 572

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 359

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 213

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 158

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,333
• Number of aged recipients: 149
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,184
• Number of recipients under 18: 248
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 796
• Number of recipients older than 64: 289
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 523
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 588

Most common first names in Suwannee County, FL among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	273	72.8 years
William	253	73.8 years
Mary	206	79.9 years
John	202	73.3 years
Robert	150	72.6 years
George	121	75.0 years
Charles	117	70.9 years
Annie	83	78.2 years
Willie	82	72.6 years
Ruth	74	83.0 years

Most common last names in Suwannee County, FL among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	127	76.0 years
Williams	127	76.9 years
Johnson	115	74.9 years
Brown	94	75.7 years
Jones	91	73.0 years
Walker	59	78.3 years
Clark	52	82.1 years
Lee	51	75.5 years
Miller	49	72.9 years
Wilson	48	76.1 years

Businesses in Suwannee County, FL
Name	Count		Name	Count
AutoZone	1		Nike	1
Best Western	1		Pizza Hut	1
Burger King	1		Publix Super Markets	1
CVS	1		RadioShack	2
Dairy Queen	1		Sprint Nextel	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Subway	1
Econo Lodge	1		Taco Bell	1
FedEx	2		True Value	1
H&R Block	2		U-Haul	5
Hardee's	2		UPS	4
Holiday Inn	1		Verizon Wireless	1
KFC	1		Waffle House	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1		Walgreens	1
Lowe's	1		Walmart	1
McDonald's	1

Browse common businesses in Suwannee County, FL

Suwannee County on our top lists:

• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most dentists per 100,000 population in 1998"

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