December 10, 2023
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Economic yearbook 2009
Big Bend Yearbook 2009
Hard decisions -- striking a balance between services and taxes.
Charlotte Crane | 4/1/2009
| Jobs | ||||
| MSA | Jan. 2008 | Jan. 2009 | % Change | Jobless Rate |
| Tallahassee |
178,200 | 173,900 | -2.4% | 6.6% |
| Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation | ||||
| HOMES | ||||
| Single-family, existing-home sales by Realtors | ||||
| MSA | Jan. 2009 Sales | 1-Year Change | Jan. 2009 Price | 1-Year Change |
| Tallahassee / Leon |
83 | -31% | $161,300 | -18% |
| Source: Florida Association of Realtors | ||||
| POPULATION TOTALS | ||||
 2.4% or higher  1.0% - 2.4%  1.0% or less |
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| COUNTY | 2009 | Average Annual Growth | ||
| 2005-2009 | Trend | |||
| Columbia |
71,004 | 2.65% | |
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| Gadsden |
47,849 | 0.96 | |
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| Gilchrist |
17,582 | 2.02 | |
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| Hamilton |
14,737 | 1.61 | |
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| Jefferson |
14,894 | 0.85 | |
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| Lafayette |
8,176 | 1.02 | |
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| Leon |
271,418 | 1.67 | |
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| Madison |
19,298 | 0.63 | |
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| Suwannee |
40,737 | 1.74 | |
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| Taylor |
20,091 | 0.79 | |
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| Wakulla | 31,188 | 2.99 | |
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| Florida | 18,898,835 | 1.60% | |
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| POPULATION BY AGE | ||||||
| Years of Age (2009) | ||||||
| County | 0-14 | 15-19 | 20-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | Total |
| Columbia |
18.4% | 6.3% | 28.3% | 31.8% | 15.2% | 71,004 |
| Gadsden |
20.3 | 6.4 | 27.4 | 32.8 | 13.1 | 47,894 |
| Gilchrist |
17.9 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 29.4 | 15.7 | 17,582 |
| Hamilton |
17.7 | 5.7 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 12.1 | 14,737 |
| Jefferson |
15.7 | 5.4 | 27.6 | 36.2 | 15.1 | 14,894 |
| Lafayette |
16.3 | 5.6 | 36.5 | 29.5 | 12.2 | 8,176 |
| Leon |
17.68 | 8.4 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 10.0 | 271,41 |
| Madison |
17.3 | 7.0 | 29.2 | 31.1 | 15.4 | 19,298 |
| Suwannee |
18.6 | 5.8 | 26.3 | 30.9 | 18.3 | 40,737 |
| Taylor | 17.7 | 5.9 | 27.5 | 33.5 | 15.4 | 20,091 |
| Wakulla | 16.4 | 5.8 | 30.2 | 35.2 | 12.4 | 31,188 |
| Florida | 18.0% | 6.3% | 25.8% | 32.7% | 17.2% | 18,898,835 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | |||||
| COUNTY | Per Capita Income 2009 | Source of Income | |||
| Labor | Property | Transfer | |||
| Columbia |
$25,060 | 66.7% | 14.1% | 19.2% | |
| Gadsden |
27,498 | 65.1 | 16.0 | 19.0 | |
| Gilchrist |
27,083 | 69.9 | 11.0 | 19.1 | |
| Hamilton |
18,840 | 64.1 | 11.0 | 24.8 | |
| Jefferson |
29,386 | 68.1 | 14.4 | 17.5 | |
| Lafayette |
17,505 | 66.2 | 12.6 | 21.2 | |
| Leon |
36,804 | 81.0 | 17.1 | 1.9 | |
| Madison |
23,333 | 60.6 | 13.3 | 26.2 | |
| Suwannee |
26,029 | 59.1 | 14.4 | 26.4 | |
| Taylor |
27,185 | 65.5 | 13.4 | 21.1 | |
| Wakulla | 27,842 | 73.8 | 12.3 | 13.9 | |
| Florida | $40,331 | 67.6% | 23.6% | 8.8% | |
