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Bradford County

Population

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town	2002	2003	Change
Brooker	339	321	-5.3%
Hampton	432	423	-2.1%
Lawtey	665	680	2.3%
Starke	5,671	5,549	-2.2%
Unincorporated	19,410	19,999	3.0%
Total	26,517	26,972	1.7%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase	104	(11.8%)
Net Migration	780	(88.2%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14	5.678	(21.0%)
15-24	6.702	(24.8%)
25-44	8.273	(30.7%)
45-64	2.797	(10.4%)
65+	3.522	(13.0%)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003	300
Deaths, 2003	247
AIDS cases, (1981-2003)	45
Marriages, 2003	254
Divorces, 2003	140

Households, April 1, 2003
Total	8,682
Change, 2002-2003	0.5%
Average size	2.58
Average home cost (change from 2002)	$125.585 (17.6%)

Per capita personal income
2001	$19,193
2002	$19,819
Change	3.3%

Employment

Jobs by type, 2002 (preliminary)
All Industries	4,188
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries	51
Mining	NA
Construction	288
Manufacturing	473
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	235
Wholesale Trade	85
Retail Trade	717
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	141
Services/Other	1,990
Government	2,534

Major Employers
Florida State Prison	1,408
Bradford County School Board	(FT) 526
SMI Joist of Florida	237
E.I. DuPont	215
Shands at Starke	178
Windsor Manor Nursing Home	160
Bradford Terrace	154
Wal-Mart	136
Davis Express Inc.	130
Sunshine Industries	43

Sales & Income

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
	2002	2003	Change
Gross Sales	314,941	331,478	(5.3%)
Taxable Sales	158,670	170,542	(7.5%)

Earnings, 2002 (in thousands)
Total earnings	256,663
Farms	2.354
Government	101,834
Manufacturing	26,560
Mining	NA
Construction	11,904
Wholesale Trade	NA
Retail Trade	17,432
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	5,905
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	13,870
Services	22,118
Agriculture Services	NA

Construction

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location	No. of Months Reported	Total Residential Value	Single Units	Multiple Units
County office	12	6,933	93	0
Total	NA	6,933	93	0