Keystone Heights, FL

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Keystone Heights, Florida

Keystone Heights, Florida, in Clay county, is 19 miles NE of Gainesville, Florida (center to center) and 44 miles SW of Jacksonville, Florida. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Jacksonville metropolitan area. Keystone Heights contains a population of approximately 1,349.

The People and Families of Keystone Heights

In Keystone Heights, about 60% of adults are married.

Keystone Heights has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Keystone Heights had a median family income of $47,404.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Keystone Heights favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $225. Among political parties, the Democratic party was tops in raising money in the city.

Keystone Heights Housing

Keystone Heights has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 82% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Keystone Heights, 93% of commuters drive to work. Start your engines: the good people of the city do a lot of driving.

High Points

Keystone Heights strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):

Category	Trophy
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Keystone Heights, FL

Comparing Keystone Heights to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents

Category	Value
Near Medium City	19 miles NE of Gainesville, Florida (center to center)
Nearest Large City	44 miles SW of Jacksonville, Florida
County	Clay
Metro Area	Jacksonville
Standard Zip Codes	32656
Phone Area Codes	352
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	29.786
Longitude	-82.031

Station	STARKE
Distance	11 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 65 F
Apr Temp	53 to 79 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	59 to 81 F
Annual Precip	50.3 inches

Station	GAINESVILLE 3 WSW
Distance	22.7 miles
Jan Temp	44 to 67 F
Apr Temp	56 to 80 F
Jul Temp	72 to 91 F
Oct Temp	61 to 82 F
Annual Precip	49.4 inches

Station	PALATKA
Distance	23.9 miles
Jan Temp	44 to 68 F
Apr Temp	57 to 81 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	62 to 83 F
Annual Precip	50.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,349	100%
Male	624	46.3%
Female	725	53.7%
Under 18	379	28.1%
18+	970	71.9%
65+	234	17.3%
Median Age	37.8
Average Family Size	3.09
White	1,296	96.1%
African-American	6	0.4%
Asian	7	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	7	0.5%
Other	16	1.2%
Mixed Race	13	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	36	2.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,427
Growth	78
Growth %	5.8%

Ancestry	Percent
English	21.3%
US/American	15.6%
German	15.4%
Irish	11.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.3%
Italian	6.9%
Scotch-Irish	5.2%
French (except Basque)	3.3%
Scottish	2.9%
Polish	2.1%
Dutch	1.9%
Welsh	1.2%
European	0.8%
Norwegian	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%
French Canadian	0.7%
British	0.6%
Danish	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Australian	0.3%
Jamaican	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Keystone Heights	1,349	$47,404
Brooker	352	$40,938
Hampton	431	$29,375
Hawthorne	1,415	$31,172
Interlachen	1,475	$34,375
Starke	5,593	$35,093
Waldo	821	$34,643

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