| | People QuickFacts | Santa Rosa County | Florida |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 19,057,542 |
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Population, 2010 | 151,372 | 18,801,310 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 28.6% | 17.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 117,743 | 15,982,378 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.1% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.9% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.9% | 17.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.5% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.8% | 75.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.4% | 16.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.3% | 22.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.0% | 57.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.8% | 83.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.7% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.0% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.4% | 85.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.7% | 25.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 20,737 | 1,672,288 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 28.1 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 64,760 | 8,989,580 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.6% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.6% | 30.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $182,300 | $205,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 54,860 | 7,152,844 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.63 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $25,384 | $26,551 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $55,129 | $47,661 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.3% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Santa Rosa County | Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 2,453 | 491,2491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 20,786 | 6,861,6121 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 16.7% | 10.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 9,774 | 1,603,533 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,874 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.5% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 74,894 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 148,932 | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,107,974 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,499 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 135,111 | 41,922,059 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 781 | 38,679 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 1,072,083 | 180,887,4311 |