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County:

Leon County

State:

Florida

FIPS Code:

12073

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

24.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

104,568

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

305,999

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Apalachicola NF

104,568

% Water:

5.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

53

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

103,047

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

148,655

44.3%

32.3%

11.9%

1990:

192,493

29.5%

19.4%

10.0%

2000:

239,452

24.4%

16.4%

8.0%

2005:

245,756

2.6%

-0.8%

3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

153,474

64.1%

0-to-19:

66,833

27.9%

Black:

69,049

28.8%

20-to-39:

87,499

36.5%

Hispanic:

8,407

3.5%

40-to-59:

58,402

24.4%

American Indian:

634

0.3%

60-plus:

26,718

11.2%

Other:

7,888

3.3%

Median Age:

29.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

359.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

41.7%

Median Family Income:

$52,962

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.4%

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