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Columbia County

Population

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town	2002	2003	Change
Fort White	409	409	0.0%
Lake City	10,280	10,651	3.6%
Unincorporated	46,683	47,830	0.3%
Total	58,372	58,890	0.9%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase	461	(19.4%)
Net Migration	1,916	(80.6%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14	14,160	(24.0%)
15-24	13,074	(22.2%)
25-44	16,943	(28.8%)
45-64	,6521	(11.0%)
65+	8,192	(13.9%)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003	771
Deaths, 2003	714
AIDS cases, (1981-2003)	141
Marriages, 2003	580
Divorces, 2003	377

Households, April 1, 2003
Total	21,759
Change, 2002-2003	0.5%
Average size	2.56
Average home cost (change from 2002)	$130,035 (20.0%)

Per capita personal income
2001	$19,189
2002	$19,547
Change	1.9%

Employment

Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary)
All Industries	13,731
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries	96
Mining	NA
Construction	1,186
Manufacturing	1,444
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	770
Wholesale Trade	713
Retail Trade	2,744
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	592
Services	6,068
Government	5,297

Major Employers
Columbia County School System	1,300
VA Medical Center	950
TIMCO-Lake City	860
Dept. of Corrections	725
Client Logic	550
Wal-Mart	543
Anderson Columbia Company	532
Dept. of Transportation	517
Homes of Merit	430
Shands at Lake Shore	342

Sales & Income

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
	2002	2003	Change
Gross Sales	1,199,260	1,296,839	8.1%
Taxable Sales	633,072	663,171	4.8%

Earnings, 2002 (in thousands)
Total earnings	706,199
Farms	1,717
Agriculture Services	5,996
Government	240,079
Manufacturing	35,893
Mining	NA
Construction	57,292
Wholesale Trade	26,197
Retail Trade	92,782
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	31,623
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	18,901
Services	161,420

Construction

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location	No. of Months Reported	Total Residential Value	Single Units	Multiple Units
Lake City	12	1,694	35	0
County office	12	18,357	279	0
Total	NA	20,051	299	0