Small Town Stats

Some of you have asked about our newfound residence and it's demographics. Well, I'm here to oblige! Please, pick your jaw up after you read them....We don't want you going and ruining your keyboard!

Population: 15,166
Males: 6,995 (%), Females: 8,338 (%)
Elevation: 135 feet
Land area: 11.7 square miles
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $23,399 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,800 (year 2000)

Races:
White Non-Hispanic (53.8%)
Black (43.5%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (12.3%), English (5.7%), Irish (3.8%), German (3.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

For population 25 years
High school or higher: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over city
Never married: 24.9%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 13.1%

1.9% Foreign born

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, FL

Single-family new house construction building permits:
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $75,500

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Manufacturing (19.4%), Retail trade (11.1%).

1 Small Airport
1 Technical Institute
1 College
1 High School
2 Christian Academies
2 Middle Schools
6 Elementary Schools
1 Library