Moving to Port Saint Joe, Florida
Population: 3,644. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,602 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,710 (46.9%), Females: 1,934 (53.1%)
Gulf County
Zip code: 32456
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $33,800
Median house value: $73,500
Population by Race
Races in Port St. Joe:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.2%)
- Black (30.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), Irish (10.7%), English (6.6%), German (5.1%), Italian (2.3%), Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port St. Joe
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Port St. Joe city
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 10.5%
2.3% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -428 (-10.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Port St. Joe:
- GULF PINES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PORT SAINT JOE, FL)
- GEORGE E WEEMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL)
- BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port St. Joe:
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 38 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PFN)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Abbreviation: TLH)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 105 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port St. Joe:
- COSTIN (about 5 miles; PORT ST JOE, FL; Abbreviation: A51)
- APALACHICOLA MUNI (about 21 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL; Abbreviation: AAF)
- ST GEORGE ISLAND (about 31 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL; Abbreviation: F47)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port St. Joe:
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 100 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 139 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
Schools
Public high school in Port St. Joe:
- PORT ST. JOE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 391; Location: 100 SHARK DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port St. Joe:
- PORT ST. JOE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 315; Location: 191 MIDDLE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE (Students: 2; Location: 150 MIDDLE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – PK)