Ponce De Leon Town, Florida

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Ponce De Leon Town is one of the town of Holmes County, Florida, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, the population was 457. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 465, making it Florida's 72nd smallest. It has total area of 4.96 sq mi (12.85 kmē), of which, 4.95 square miles (12.82 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, it is the 332nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Florida.

As of the census of 2000, there were 457 residents, 200 households, and 131 families in the town. The population density was 92.3 people per square mile (35.64/kmē), it is the 20th least densely populated town in the U.S. state of Florida. There were 233 housing units at an average density of 47.1 per square mile (18.19/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.29 persons, and the average family size was 2.82 persons. In the town the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 28% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median age is 40.1 years, The median age of males was 39.5 years, for females the median age was 40.6 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 418 White, 14 Black or African American, 11 American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, 7 from two or more races and 7 Ohter races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $25521, it is the 119th poorest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $33250, it is 223rd poorest town by median family income in Florida. The per capita income for the town was $14673, making its Florida's 241st lowest town by per capita income. The median income of town was $14559, The median income for males was $24063 versus $10739 for females.

In 2000, 103 pupils and students, of which 45.63% are male and 54.37% are female, 22.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.83% nursery or pri school, 7.77% kindergarten, 57.28% elementary school, 22.33% high school and 6.8% College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	457
April 2000 Estimate	457
July 2000 Estimate	456
July 2001 Estimate	458
July 2002 Estimate	457
July 2003 Estimate	459
July 2004 Estimate	457
July 2005 Estimate	459
July 2006 Estimate	465
July 2007 Estimate	465
July 2008 Estimate	465

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	2	4	6
Kindergarten	8		8
Elementary school	31	28	59
High school	4	19	23
College or graduate school	2	5	7

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Ponce de Leon town, Florida	$25521	$33250	$14673
Holmes County, Florida	$27923	$34286	$14135
Florida, United States	$38819	$45625	$21557
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587