Jackson County Real Estate - Alford

Alford is in North West Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 489. Alford is approximately 40 miles from Panama City (population 36,484) and around 34 miles from Lynn Haven (population 18,493).

The median age for residents of Alford is 44.6. Around 29.7% of Alford households include school aged children and 27.2% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 93% of the Alford population are White, 2% are Black or African American, .8% American Indian, .8% Asian and 1.4% are Two or more Races.

There are 240 housing units in Alford. 38 (15.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 68 residential rental units in Alford. 58 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 10.3%.

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Jackson County

Jackson County is part of the Northwest Florida region, along with Bay, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Okaloosa, Calhoun, Liberty, Gulf, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties. Top industries for Jackson County include government, trade & transportation, education and health services, and agriculture & natural resources.

Jackson County is Florida's top producer of soybeans and peanuts and contains a large distribution center. Major private sector employers for Jackson County are Family Dollar Distribution Center, Wal-Mart, Rex Lumber Company, Anderson Columbia, Inc, and Mowery Elevator Company, Inc. The largest public sector employers are Florida Department of Corrections?Sneads, Bureau of prisons, Florida Department of Corrections ?Malone, Jackson County, and City of Marianna. Cities and towns in Jackson County include Alford, Bascom, Campbellton, Cottondale, Graceville, Grand Ridge, Greenwood, Jacob City, Malone, Marianna (county seat), and Sneads.

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Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $50,843. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $15,071 per year. The top 10% earn more than $118,419 per year. The top 1% earn more than $409,192 per year. Most renters earn between $20,136 (20th percentile) and $39,888 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $101,686 and $127,108.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $744. Most renters earn between $1,678 and $3,324 per month. They typically spend 33% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $486 (20th percentile) to $1,034 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.

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