Alford (Florida)

Alford
County and state location
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Jackson County
Coordinates :	30 ° 42 ′  N , 85 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 42 ′  N , 85 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants : -  Metropolitan Area :	489 (as of 2010) 243,985
Population density :	143.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	3.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height :	42 m
Postal code :	32420
Area code :	+1 850
FIPS :	12-00625
GNIS ID :	0277741

Alford is a city in Jackson County in the US state of Florida with 489 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Alford is about 15 km southwest of Marianna and about 120 km west of Tallahassee .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 489 inhabitants were distributed over 240 households. The population density was 143.8 inh / km². 93.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 2.0% as African American , 0.8% as Indians and 0.8% as Asian Americans . 1.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.4% to several ethnic groups. 4.1% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 29.7% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 27.2% of all households. 66.8% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.42 people and the average family size was 2.88 people.

22.4% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 20.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 34.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 21.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 45 years. 48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 26,576, with 23.0% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 97.80% of the population and Spanish was spoken by 2.20%.

economy

There is no industry worth mentioning. The main branches of employment are: education, health and social affairs: (13.9%), trade / retail: (19.6%), public administration: (10.3%), construction: (13.4%).

traffic

Alford is crossed by US Highway 231 ( SR 75 ). The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is located 75 km southwest of the city.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved July 13, 2013.