Gulf County, Florida Demographics

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Gulf County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Current population (2012) 15,718 59th 19,317,568 313,914,040
Size in square miles 564.0 51st 53,624.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 28.1 58th 350.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Residents younger than 5 4.3% 62nd 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 15.9% 62nd 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.1% 35th 18.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 77.3% 53rd 85.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.3% 44th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Race - White 78.2% 47th 78.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 19.1% 17th 16.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 43rd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 64th 2.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 66th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.8% 26th 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.6% 58th 23.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 73.9% 31st 57.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Female residents 40.0% 64th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.5% 54th 19.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Housing units 9,148 56th 9,026,965 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 11.5% 31st 29.9% 25.9%
Households 5,385 58th 7,140,096 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.8% 37th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $150,600 35th $188,600 $186,200
People per household 2.5 40th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 47 44th 64,810 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Income per capita $18,371 53rd $26,733 $27,915
Income per household $41,291 43rd $47,827 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.5% 24th 14.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Gulf County Rank Florida US
Non-farm private establishments 305 56th 490,851 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,029 58th 6,732,639 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,232 56th 2,009,589 27,092,908
Retail sales $76,286 59th $262,341,127 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,840 60th $14,353 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $18,763 54th $41,922,059 $613,795,732

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