Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

191,301

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

18.5%

1.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,013

3.65% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$186,300

8.5% 1-year growth

Health

88.8% of the population of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 20.8% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

1,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

36.4%

Employer Coverage

20.8%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL declined by 4.76% from 11.7% to 11.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL employs 67.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL were Construction (6,283 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (4,634 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,453 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of companies & enterprises ($156,592), Nondepository credit & related activities ($121,527), and Computer Systems Design ($112,988).

Males in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.22 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,289. The income inequality in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.419, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

33,481

Women

49.6%

33,995

Men

50.4%

The workforce of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL in 2024 was 67,476 people, with 49.6% woman, and 50.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

67.5k

2024 Value

0.894%

1 Year growth

± 0.894%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.894%, from 66.9k employees to 67.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, are Other managers (2,326 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,958 people), and Correctional officers and jailers (1,769 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

67.5k

2024 Value

0.894%

1 Year growth

± 0.894%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 0.894%, from 66.9k employees to 67.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, are Construction (6,283 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (4,634 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,453 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,750

Median earning men ± $2,055

$36,403

Median earning women ± $1,420

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($66,071), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,949), and Public Administration ($56,719).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,870), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,167), and Public Administration ($48,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Education

The student population of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,215 male students and 1,556 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL are White (446 and 66.7%), Black or African American (121 and 18.1%), Unknown (36 and 5.38%), and Hispanic or Latino (36 and 5.38%).

The largest universities in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL by number of degrees awarded are Chipola College (585 and 86.9%), Baptist University of Florida (63 and 9.36%), and Gadsden Technical College (25 and 3.71%).

The most popular majors in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (202 and 30%), Corrections (96 and 14.3%), and Registered Nursing (61 and 9.06%).

The median tuition costs are $13,800 for private four year colleges, and $2,365 and $8,195 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 36%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 56.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,771 (43.8% men and 56.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 2,771 students enrolled in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, 43.8% men and 56.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,555 records, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
202 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
42 degrees awarded
General Studies
13 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 202 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Chipola College
585 degrees awarded
Baptist University of Florida
63 degrees awarded
Gadsden Technical College
25 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Chipola College with 585 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 294 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL, which is 0.776 times less than the 379 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 446 degrees mean that there were 3.69 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 121 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.77% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.3% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (58.9k), Some college (30.5k), and Secondary Education (26.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL was $186,300 in 2024, which is 0.56 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,700 to $186,300, a 8.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,680

$54,351

Median Property Taxes

±$1,705

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,013

Median Household Income

± $1,743

70.7k

Number of Households

± 2,033

In 2024, the median household income of the 70.7k households in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL grew to $57,013 from the previous year's value of $55,006.

The following chart displays the households in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.419

2024 Wage GINI in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL

0.424

2023 Wage GINI in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL

In 2024, the income inequality in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL was 0.419 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Carpooled (9.97%)
Worked At Home (7.59%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.97%) and those who worked at home (7.59%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.23% of the workforce in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL (31.3k out of 169k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties PUMA, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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