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Levy County


POPULATION

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town 2002 2003 Change
Bronson 964 966 0.2%
Cedar Key 806 819 1.6%
Chiefland 2,012 2,008 -0.2%
Fanning Springs 568 559 -1.6%
Inglis 1,558 1,599 2.6%
Otter Creek 130 135 3.8%
Williston 2,290 2,304 0.6%
Yankeetown 662 679 2.6%
Unincorporated 27,023 27,595 2.1%
Total 36,013 36,664 1.8%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase -73 (0.0%)
Net Migration 2,287 (100.0%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14 8,331 (22.7%)
15-24 6,626 (18.0%)
25-44 10,219 (27.9%)
45-64 5,026 (13.7%)
65+ 6,462 (17.6%)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003 388
Deaths, 2003 450
AIDS cases, (1981-2003) 55
Marriages, 2003 236
Divorces, 2003 180

Households, April 1, 2003
Total 14,799
Change, 2002-2003 1.9%
Average size 2.44
Average home cost (change from 2002) $119,552 (9.3%)

Per capita personal income
2001 $19,322
2002 $19,461
Change 0.7%


EMPLOYMENT

Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary)
All Industries 5,777
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries 533
Mining 57
Construction 845
Manufacturing 205
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 157
Wholesale Trade 234
Retail Trade 1,382
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 385
Services 3,637
Government 1,992

Major Employers
Levy County School Board 876
Monterey Boats 495
Wal-Mart 467
State of Florida 302
Board of County Commissioners 270
White Construction 200
Williston Health Care Center Inc. 197
Levy County Sheriff's Office 150
DAB Construction 150
A&N Corp. 120


SALES AND INCOME

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
  2002 2003 Change
Gross Sales 576,845 639,951 10.9%
Taxable Sales 253,269 287,471 13.5%

Earnings, 2003 (in thousands)
Total earnings 280,202
Farms 27,426
Agriculture Services 70,509
Government 6,614
Manufacturing 2,742
Mining 24,807
Construction 7,288
Wholesale Trade 34,300
Retail Trade 13,848
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 2,708
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 53,449
Services 19,929


CONSTRUCTION

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location No. of Months Reported Total Residential Value Single Units Multiple Units
Cedar Key 12 1,370 6 0
Chiefland 12 60 1 0
Fanning Springs 0 NA NA NA
Williston 12 653 8 0
County office 12 18,041 141 0
Total NA 20,124 156 0
 

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