Gulf County, FL Demographic Data
Gulf County, FL Summary
Gulf County is located in Florida
- Population: 15,796
- Area: 755.56 sq. miles
- Land Area: 564.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 191.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gulf County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,631
42%
50.8
Male
9,220
58%
49.2
Total Population
15,851
323,128,000
Gulf County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
722
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
640
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
568
3.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
959
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
856
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,262
14.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,099
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,400
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,535
9.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
979
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,746
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
812
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
273
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,328
84.1%
77.2
Female
5,432
40.8%
51.3
Male
7,896
59.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,813
80.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,332
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,831
17.9%
15.2
Female
1,459
51.5%
55.8
Male
1,372
48.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Gulf County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,552
98.1%
96.8
White
12,390
78.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,948
18.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
71
0.4%
0.8
Asian
93
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
49
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
32
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
24
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
24
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
26
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
299
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
762
4.8%
17.8
Mexican
339
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
133
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
157
1.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
133
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,089
95.2%
82.2
Gulf County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
577
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,538
12.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,327
35.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,812
23.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
829
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,437
11.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
586
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,115
17.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,991
82.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,023
16.7%
31.2
Gulf County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,151
29.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,306
45.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,134
15.3%
11.0%
Separated
334
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
996
7.2
5.8%
Gulf County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,415
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
714
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
444
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
146
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
107
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.1%
1.1%
Gulf County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
433
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
513
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
777
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
592
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
812
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
837
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
554
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
614
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
117
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
100
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
40,822
57,617
Per capita income
20,050
31,128
Gulf County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
225
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
510
9.1%
9.8
Construction
607
10.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
937
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
341
6.1%
6.6
Information
147
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
231
4.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
235
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
782
13.9%
11.4
Public administration
556
9.9%
4.6
Retail trade
588
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
306
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
145
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
714
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,546
27.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
682
12.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,485
26.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,183
21.1%
18.1%
Gulf County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,526
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,318
78.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
662
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
80
1.4%
2.7
Other means
164
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
300
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.9
26.6
Gulf County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
261
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,126
39.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,851
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,111
20.8%
21.0
Gulf County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,349
58.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,991
74.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,358
25.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,862
41.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Gulf County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,211
1 room
190
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
282
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
722
7.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,342
25.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,466
26.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,616
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
840
9.1%
12.0
8 rooms
377
4.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
376
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Gulf County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,211
1-unit, detached
6,253
67.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
360
3.9%
5.9
2-units
221
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
282
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
122
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
83
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
31
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,832
19.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
27
0.3%
0.1
Gulf County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
233
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
331
3.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,112
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
695
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,091
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,393
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,859
20.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,287
24.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
100
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
110
1.2%
1.4%
Gulf County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
863
16.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
230
4.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,172
78.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
59
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.3%
1.1
Gulf County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,811
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
39
2.2%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
74
4.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
99
5.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
129
7.1%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
326
18.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
504
27.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
640
35.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
671
37.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
264
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
144
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
166
9.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
532
29.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Gulf County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,090
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
9.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
160
14.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
234
21.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
593
54.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
268
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
836
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
134
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
73
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
129
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
192
17.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
3.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
520
47.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
273
0.0%
0.0%
Gulf County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,991
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
693
17.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
869
21.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
594
14.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
620
15.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
668
16.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
349
8.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
158
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,400
205,000
