Gulf County, Florida

• White (non-Hispanic) 11,594 76.6%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 737 4.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,045 13.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 94 0.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 626 4.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 19 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 16 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 2,282 15.1%
• 18–24 875 5.8%
• 25–44 4,010 26.5%
• 45–64 4,372 28.9%
• 65 and over 3,592 23.7%

Median household income

$63,384

90% interval $55,955–$70,813

−$14,303 vs FL · 42nd of 67

Below poverty line

16.0%

90% interval 12.1%–19.9%

+3.9 pp vs FL · 25th of 67

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.8%

+0.25 pp vs. state

County GDP

$652.0M

0.04% of state

Avg. annual pay

$56,298

Establishments

532

• Education & health services 885 19.3%
• Leisure & hospitality 816 17.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 762 16.6%
• Public administration 681 14.8%
• Professional & business services 434 9.4%
• Construction 339 7.4%
• Financial activities 255 5.5%
• Manufacturing 177 3.9%
• Natural resources & mining 105 2.3%
• Other services 83 1.8%
• Information 55 1.2%
• Unclassified 7 0.2%

Home ownership

80.8%

+13.2 pp vs FL · 15th of 67

Median gross rent

$1,187

−$482 vs FL · 39th of 67

Owner-occupied

4,802

Renter-occupied

1,142

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $91,414/yr) pays 3.0× the lowest (Other services, $30,461/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 6,684 76.9%
• Democratic 1,970 22.7%
• Other / third-party 43 0.5%

• Spanish 551 3.8%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 75 0.5%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 44 0.3%
• Arabic 30 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 18 0.1%

Households

5,944

Family households

4,017

67.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

815

20.3% of families

Single-mother families

300

7.5% of families

Veterans

1,258

9.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 8,345 58.8%
• Mainline Protestant 1,127 7.9%
• Black Protestant 600 4.2%
• Catholic 532 3.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 122 0.9%

Health insured

91.7%

±2.2 pp

Uninsured

8.3%

±2.2 pp

58th of 67

With a disability

20.2%

±2.9 pp

17th of 67

Bachelor's or higher

23.5%

±3.2 pp

−10.6 pp vs FL · 36th of 67

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

13.2%

90% interval 11.7%–14.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

14th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

13 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: claims ≤ $50,000, misdemeanors, traffic) separate. Vintage 2026 flcourts.gov; statutory judgeships are reauthorized annually by the Florida Supreme Court's certification of need under Fla. Stat. § 26.031 and may shift by ±1-2 between sessions. Counts for smaller rural circuits (3rd, 16th) are statutory minimums per § 26.031.)

Court seats

Blountstown, Bonifay, Chipley, Marianna, Panama City, Port St. Joe

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

38.91 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5