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Clay County

Population

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town 2002 2003 Change
Green Cove Springs 5,545 5,700 2.8%
Keystone Heights 1,348 1,360 0.9%
Orange Park 9,106 9,119 0.1%
Penney Farms 598 603 0.8%
Unincorporated 133,304 139,229 4.4%
Total 149,901 156,011 4.0%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase 2,231 (14.7%)
Net Migration 12,966 (85.3%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14 42,375 (27.1%)
15-24 32,959 (21.1%)
25-44 48,363 (31.0%)
45-64 16,207 (10.4%)
65+ 16,107 (10.3%)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003 2,091
Deaths, 2003 1,172
AIDS cases, (1981-2003) 186
Marriages, 2003 1,542
Divorces, 2003 796

Households, April 1, 2003
Total 55,958
Change, 2002-2003 4.2%
Average size 2.76
Average home cost (change from 2002) $137,442 (26.2%)

Per capita personal income
2001 $26,544
2002 $26,739
Change 0.7%

Employment

Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary)
All Industries 31,191
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries 137
Mining NA
Construction 3,433
Manufacturing 1,300
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 1,571
Wholesale Trade 718
Retail Trade 7,610
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 1,544
Services 20,467
Government 5,764

Major Employers
Clay County School System 4,407
Orange Park Medical Center 1,000
Wal-Mart 788
Publix 591
Clay County Commission 567
Clay Electric Co-op Inc. 423
CCAR Services 336
Vac-Con 3556
Hanson-Green Cove Springs 250
Kindred Hospital-North Florida 227

Sales & Income

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
  2002 2003 Change
Gross Sales 2,948,955 2,887,580 -2.1%
Taxable Sales 1,450,248 1,544,863 6.5%

Earnings, 2002 (in thousands)
Total earnings 1,404,837
Farms 1,599
Agriculture Services 7,921
Government 244,079
Manufacturing 65,195
Mining 11,121
Construction 129,750
Wholesale Trade 31,366
Retail Trade 179,443
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 70,981
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 33,090
Services 559,821

Construction

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location No. of Months Reported Total Residential Value Single Units Multiple Units
Green Cove Springs 12 16,496 126 0
Orange Park 12 4,400 11 0
Penney Farms 12 500 0 6
County office 12 270,213 2,410 0
Total NA 291,609 2,547 6
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