Suwannee County, Florida (FL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,751
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,903
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,950 (it was 2,557 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 688 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 66 people per square mile (average).
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Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 60%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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Races in Suwannee County, Florida:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (75.0%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (13.5%)
- Hispanic or Latino (9.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Some other race alone (0.4%)
| Median resident age: |  42.4 years |
| Florida median age: |  42.1 years |
| Males: 22,195 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 22,942 |  (50.8%) |
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| Suwannee County: | 2.0 people |
| Florida: | 2 people |
| This county: | $39,310 |
| Florida: | $50,860 |
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $538 (lower quartile is $424, upper quartile is $652)
| This county: | $538 |
| State: | $931 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $105,132 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
| Suwannee: | $105,132 |
| Florida: | $197,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $942
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $329
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2000: 125 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 2001: 143 buildings, average cost: $89,700
- 2002: 131 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2003: 143 buildings, average cost: $114,000
- 2004: 199 buildings, average cost: $112,100
- 2007: 123 buildings, average cost: $145,600
- 2008: 52 buildings, average cost: $122,800
- 2009: 53 buildings, average cost: $125,100
- 2010: 50 buildings, average cost: $129,500
- 2011: 28 buildings, average cost: $190,400
- 2012: 25 buildings, average cost: $160,900
- 2013: 28 buildings, average cost: $186,300
- 2014: 37 buildings, average cost: $192,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $886 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $847 (0.9%)
| Suwannee County: | 20.8% |
| Florida: | 14.7% |
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.4 years old
(Males: 41.2 years old, Females: 44.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.5 years old, Black residents: 33.5 years old, American Indian residents: 48.6 years old, Asian residents: 59.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.2 years old, Other race residents: 38.6 years old)
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 $634 a month.
Cities in this county include: McAlpin-Wellborn, Dowling Park, Live Oak, Branford.
| Zip Code | City | Certified Residential Database | Mandatory Residential Database | Mandatory Non-Residential Database | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | ||
| 32060 | Live Oak | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 32064 | Live Oak | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 32071 | O Brien | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Neighboring counties: Bay County 
, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana , St. James Parish, Louisiana , Presidio County, Texas , San Jacinto County, Texas .
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Florida: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 953
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,654 (30.7% naturalized citizens)
| Suwannee County: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 20.6% |
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: 7,949
- One, attached: 125
- Two: 97
- 3 or 4: 69
- 5 to 9: 223
- 10 to 19: 168
- 20 to 49: 74
- 50 or more: 134
- Mobile homes: 10,158
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Suwannee County with a mortgage: 4,732 (74 second mortgage, 266 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,176
| Here: | 40.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 57.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Suwannee County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,156 | 71 |
| Black Protestant | 2,262 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,440 | 10 |
| Catholic | 1,070 | 2 |
| Other | 957 | 6 |
| None | 19,666 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Suwannee County: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
| Suwannee County: | 8.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
| This county: | 4.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Suwannee County: | 10.5% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Suwannee County: | 30.6% |
| State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.0% |
| State: | 14.0% |
Agriculture in Suwannee County:
Average size of farms: 161 acresAverage 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
Earthquake activity:
Suwannee County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 351.6 miles away from Suwannee County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 256.2 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 263.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 251.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 236.4 miles away from Suwannee County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 335.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Florida Hurricane Hermine, Incident Period: August 31, 2016 to September 11, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4280: September 28, 2016, FEMA Id: 4280, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Tropical Storm Debby, Incident Period: June 23, 2012 to July 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4068: July 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4068, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to May 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1831: April 21, 2009, FEMA Id: 1831, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Suwannee Fire Complex, Incident Period: May 07, 2007 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 2689, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 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: 1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1545: September 04, 2004, FEMA Id: 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: 1539, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Hurricane
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Suwannee County (18) is greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Fires: 4, Tropical Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (40%)
- Cuba (9%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5%)
- El Salvador (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Nicaragua (4%)
- India (4%)
- American (15%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (6%)
- German (5%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- European (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10,640 (75.6%)
- Carpooled: 2,096 (14.9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 214 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 157 (1.1%)
- Walked: 194 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 725 (5.2%)
People in group quarters in Suwannee County, Florida in 2000:
- 398 people in nursing homes
- 140 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 120 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Suwannee County, Florida in 2010:
- 861 people in state prisons
- 347 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 137 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 25 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 18 people in group homes intended for adults
- 5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
7.89% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,313 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.89% |
| Florida average: | 7.97% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.91% relocated from other counties in Florida ($21,377 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($6,935 average AGI)
Suwannee County: 1.98% Florida average: 3.71%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Columbia County, FL | 1.68% ($24,667 average AGI) |
| from Hamilton County, FL | 0.40% ($27,769) |
| from Miami-Dade County, FL | 0.30% ($36,079) |
| from Alachua County, FL | 0.28% ($26,778) |
| from Duval County, FL | 0.25% ($30,000) |
| from Lafayette County, FL | 0.23% ($20,733) |
| from Leon County, FL | 0.23% ($14,033) |
7.60% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($25,499 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.60% |
| Florida average: | 7.17% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.61% relocated to other counties in Florida ($18,500 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($6,999 average AGI)
Suwannee County: 1.99% Florida average: 2.87%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Columbia County, FL | 1.40% ($25,406 average AGI) |
| to Alachua County, FL | 0.39% ($19,100) |
| to Lafayette County, FL | 0.27% ($26,171) |
| to Duval County, FL | 0.27% ($22,543) |
| to Miami-Dade County, FL | 0.27% ($26,400) |
| to Hillsborough County, FL | 0.26% ($20,636) |
| to Orange County, FL | 0.25% ($16,219) |
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
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.1
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 under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,780 (7,092 aged, 1,688 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,289 (15%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Suwannee County, Florida in 1999 - 2014:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (603)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (602)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (546)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (390)
- Unspecified dementia (283)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (281)
- Generalized and unspecified atherosclerosis (258)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (123)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (123)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (120)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,468
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 40
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,323
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,473
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,364
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 41
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 101.3
- Other - 77.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 45,137- In family households: 36,918 (5,400 male householders, 5,636 female householders)
7,676 spouses, 12,358 children (11,224 natural, 564 adopted, 581 stepchildren), 1,677 grandchildren, 716 brothers or sisters, 876 parents, 1,300 other relatives, 1,289 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,608 (2,248 male householders (1,721 living alone)), 2,414 female householders (1,857 living alone)), 1,965 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,577
Size of family households: 5,485 2-persons, 2,550 3-persons, 1,519 4-persons, 1,042 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,578 1-person, 895 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 4 6-persons.
4,833 married couples with children.
3,099 single-parent households (910 men, 2,189 women).
90.2% of residents of Suwannee speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $234,266,000 ($6,217 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| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 63 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,384
| Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +577
| Here: | +15 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +30 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,125
| Here: | +81 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +59 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 5.7 |
| State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.3 |
Note: State values scaled to Suwannee County population
- 1 room: 0
- 2 rooms: 143
- 3 rooms: 441
- 4 rooms: 1,651
- 5 rooms: 2,735
- 6 rooms: 2,647
- 7 rooms: 1,399
- 8 rooms: 937
- 9+ rooms: 834
- 1 room: 130
- 2 rooms: 76
- 3 rooms: 560
- 4 rooms: 1,630
- 5 rooms: 1,145
- 6 rooms: 1,004
- 7 rooms: 194
- 8 rooms: 36
- 9+ rooms: 86
Note: State values scaled to Suwannee County population
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedroom: 255
- 2 bedrooms: 2,182
- 3 bedrooms: 6,537
- 4 bedrooms: 1,707
- 5+ bedrooms: 137
- no bedroom: 151
- 1 bedroom: 270
- 2 bedrooms: 1,888
- 3 bedrooms: 2,020
- 4 bedrooms: 533
- 5+ bedrooms: 0
Note: State values scaled to Suwannee County population
- no vehicle: 260
- 1 vehicle: 3,299
- 2 vehicles: 4,721
- 3 vehicles: 1,731
- 4 vehicles: 568
- 5+ vehicles: 307
- no vehicle: 703
- 1 vehicle: 2,042
- 2 vehicles: 1,326
- 3 vehicles: 486
- 4 vehicles: 275
- 5+ vehicles: 74
85% of Suwannee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Florida.
| Suwannee County: | 85.4% |
| State average: | 84.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 28,537
- Other state: 13,184
- Northeast: 3,443
- Midwest: 3,208
- South: 5,735
- West: 798
- Electricity (82.2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.8%)
- Wood (3.6%)
- Utility gas (2.4%)
- No fuel used (1.4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.5%)
- Other fuel (0.4%)
- Electricity (89.8%)
- Utility gas (4.1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.9%)
- Wood (1.0%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.6%)
- No fuel used (0.5%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 846
| Here: | 17.9% |
| Florida: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 324
| Here: | 17.8% |
| Florida: | 11.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 187
| Here: | 13.5% |
| Florida: | 20.1% |
Suwannee County government finances - Expenditure in 2002:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,712,000
General Public Buildings: $224,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,478,000
Police Protection: $2,670,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,270,000
Corrections - Other: $1,756,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,737,000
Financial Administration: $1,104,000
Parks & Recreation: $964,000
Central Staff Services: $800,000
General - Other: $660,000
Welfare - Other: $623,000
Housing & Community Development: $462,000
Fire Protection: $400,000
Air Transportation: $215,000
Health Services - Other: $184,000
Own Hospitals: $107,000
Natural Resources - Other: $50,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,394,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health: $202,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $187,000
Police Protection: $137,000
General - Other: $93,000
Financial Administration: $33,000
Judicial: $6,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,980,000
Suwannee County government finances - Revenue in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,519,000
All Other: $1,164,000
Parks & Recreation: $151,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $82,000
Housing & Community Development: $49,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,218,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,693,000
Special Assessments: $1,429,000
General Revenue, NEC: $602,000
Rents: $5,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,469,000
All Other: $2,196,000
General Support: $1,222,000
Housing & Community Development: $350,000
- Tax - Property: $4,133,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,417,000
NEC: $117,000
Other Selective Sales: $55,000
Suwannee County government finances - Debt in 2002:
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $12,200,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,001,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $168,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,869,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,200,000
Other, NEC: $2,397,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $903,000
Suwannee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,013,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,960,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,545,000
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Ford | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 4 | |
| Hardee's | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | |||
