Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County has a population of 75,164 and has grown 6.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,300, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $47,934.

Home price
$160,300
Income
$47,934
Population
75,164
Unemployment
7.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$160,300county
Median gross rent$906county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198039.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile44.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.7%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,155county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,452county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$47,934county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate23.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.8%county
Unemployment rate7.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$46,557county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.78%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport290563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths53.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.3%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment10034county
Students per full-time teacher20.9county
Free lunch eligible54.6%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population75,164county
Land area in square miles728county
People per square mile of land103.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores12county
Share living far from a food store7.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.8%county
Population change since 2020+6.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age45.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.8%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.7%county
Second languages9.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents192county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in2,290county
Households that moved away1,704county
Average income of arriving households$55,107county
Average income of departing households$47,626county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year127county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings28.3%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature71.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F105 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing1 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days319 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 29county
Average first fall frostDec 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.4¢county
Household electricity use1,172 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.6%county
Homes heated by propane3.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk77.3county
Coastal flood risk60.4county
Drought risk36.5county
Landslide risk28.2county
Hail risk14.2county
Earthquake risk49.1county
Tornado risk78.5county
Tropical cyclone risk93.5county
Extreme heat risk66.3county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk66.3county
Wildfire risk90.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Putnam County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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