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Moving to Ponce De Leon, Florida

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Population: 457. Estimated population in July 2024: 469 (+2.6% change)
Males: 222 (48.6%), Females: 235 (51.4%)

Holmes County

Zip code: 32455

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $25,521
Median house value: $48,400

Population by Race

Races in Ponce de Leon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Black (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish (12.5%), English (9.4%), German (7.4%), Scottish (4.6%), Dutch (2.8%).

Elevation: 65 feet

Land area: 5.0 square miles

Map of Ponce De Leon, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ponce de Leon

  • High school or higher: 67.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ponce de Leon town

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+12.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ponce de Leon:

  • HEALTHMARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
  • DOCTOR’S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BONIFAY, FL)
  • WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GENEVA, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ponce de Leon:

  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 41 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PFN)
  • DOTHAN RGNL (about 54 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
  • HURLBURT FIELD (about 56 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; Abbreviation: HRT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ponce de Leon:

  • DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (about 15 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Abbreviation: 54J)
  • GENEVA MUNI (about 23 miles; GENEVA, AL; Abbreviation: 33J)
  • TRI-COUNTY (about 25 miles; BONIFAY, FL; Abbreviation: 1J0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ponce de Leon:

  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 52 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 89 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 90 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 106 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)

Schools

Public high school in Ponce de Leon:

  • WEST FLORIDA WILDERNESS INSTI. (Students: 39; Location: 1912 OLD MT. ZION ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ponce de Leon:

  • PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 414; Location: P. O. BOX 39; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 1473 AMMONS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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