People QuickFacts Putnam County Florida Population, 2012 estimate 73,263 19,317,568 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 74,364 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.5% 2.7% Population, 2010 74,364 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.2% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.5% 21.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 19.3% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.5% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 80.5% 78.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 16.6% 16.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.5% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 9.4% 22.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 72.1% 57.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.3% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.8% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 8.7% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 77.7% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 12.5% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 8,969 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 27.9 25.7  Housing units, 2011 37,406 9,026,965 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 77.2% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 7.1% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $105,300 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 29,061 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.51 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,609 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $34,174 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.6% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Putnam County Florida Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,278 491,150 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 13,105 6,626,558 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 3.2 6.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 3,709 1,686,142  Total number of firms, 2007 5,259 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.5% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 982,580 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 671,648 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,108 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 48,880 41,922,059 Building permits, 2011 36 42,360     Geography QuickFacts Putnam County Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 727.62 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 102.2 350.6 FIPS Code 107 12 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Palatka, FL Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts