|
|
 |
|
 |
Select from the counties
below for more information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 AND 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 |
|
| |
|
