October 2, 2023
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2012 Economic Yearbook
Economic Indicators for Florida's Big Bend region
Lilly Rockwell | 4/24/2012
Taylor/Gilchrist Counties
 The Buckeye Technologies/UF biomass plant began operations this year in Taylor County. [Photo: Buckeye Technologies] |
 Bo Taff, a senior vice president at Foley Timber and Land Co., says Foley is setting aside 45,000 acres in Taylor County for developmen [Photo: Ray Stanyard] |
Gilchrist County lost one of its major employers, a Coca-Cola water bottling plant, about a year ago and is working to bring in a new bottling company, says Kyle Stone, executive director of the Gilchrist County Chamber of Commerce. To encourage businesses to relocate to the area, the Gilchrist County Industrial Development Authority meets regularly to discuss tax incentive programs. The county's economy relies on agriculture, though it has also developed an international reputation as a cave-diving hotspot thanks to its 42 natural springs.
| Taylor Population: 22,828 | ||||
| Population Growth Rate (2008-12): 0.52% | ||||
| Population by Age: | ||||
| 0-14 | 15-19 | 20-39 | 40-64 | 65+ |
| 16.59% | 5.00% | 26.14% | 35.65% | 16.62% |
| Per Capita Income: $27,868 | ||||
| Gilchrist Population: 17,665 | ||||
| Population Growth Rate (2008-12): 1.27% | ||||
| Population by Age: | ||||
| 0-14 | 15-19 | 20-39 | 40-64 | 65+ |
| 17.50% | 7.78% | 23.40% | 33.51% | 17.82% |
| Per Capita Income: $33,488 | ||||
Business Beat - Week of September 29th
