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Suwannee County

Population

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town	2002	2003	Change
Branford	695	688	-1.0%
Live Oak	6,500	6,534	0.5%
Unincorporated	28,532	29,976	5.1%
Total	35,727	37,198	4.1%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase	10	(0.4%)
Net Migration	2,344	(99.6%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14	8,636	(13.2%)
15-24	7,515	(20.2%)
25-44	10,024	(26.9%)
45-64	4,658	(12.5%)
65+	6,365	(17.1)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003	486
Deaths, 2003	448
AIDS cases, (1981-2003)	81
Marriages, 2003	288
Divorces, 2003	204

Households, April 1, 2003
Total	14,399
Change, 2002-2003	4.1%
Average size	2.53
Average home cost (change from 2002)	$122,061 (14.3%)

Per capita personal income
2001	$20,163
2002	$20,453
Change	1.4%

Employment

Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary)
All Industries	7,520
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries	340
Mining	21
Construction	328
Manufacturing	NA
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	124
Wholesale Trade	357
Retail Trade	1,433
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	394
Services	1,451
Government	1,787

Major Employers
Gold Kist	1,754
Suwanee County School Board	728
Advent Christian Village	467
Wal-Mart Supercenter	425
Suwanee County	300
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch	120
Musgrove Construction	120
Shands at Live Oak	119
Suwanee Valley Electric Corp.	102
Publix	88

Sales & Income

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
	2002	2003	Change
Gross Sales	521,882	537,501	3.0%
Taxable Sales	246,188	246,363	0.1%

Earnings, 2003 (in thousands)
Total earnings	367,973
Farms	32,779
Government	70,556
Manufacturing	NA
Mining	636
Construction	NA
Wholesale Trade	10,793
Retail Trade	38,472
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	16,410
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	5,578
Services	32,209
Agriculture Services	23,847

Construction

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location	No. of Months Reported	Total Residential Value	Single Units	Multiple Units
Live Oak	12	499	7	0
County Office	12	15,810	136	0
Total	NA	16,309	143	0