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Local Information: Holmes County is Florida's 27th county, established on January 8, 1848, from segments of Walton County and Jackson County. It gains its name from Holmes Creek, which serves as the eastern boundary of the county. Bonifay is the county seat. Holmes county includes the towns of Bonifay, Esto, Noma, Ponce De Leon and Westville. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Jim King Monty Merchant  Philip Music Kenneth Williams Raymon Thomas District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Holmes County web site Holmes County (2000 Census) Facts: People QuickFacts Holmes County Population, 2003 estimate 18,986 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.3% Population, 2000 18,564 Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 17.7% Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.5% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.8% Female persons, percent, 2000 47.0% White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 89.8% Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5% White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 88.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.9% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 57.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 65.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 8.8% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 4,402 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 34 Housing units, 2002 8,069 Homeownership rate, 2000 81.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 3.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $56,200 Households, 2000 6,921 Persons per household, 2000 2.43 Median household income, 1999 $27,923 Per capita money income, 1999 $14,135 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 19.1% Business QuickFacts Holmes County Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 251 Private nonfarm employment, 2001 2,065 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -7.5% Nonemployer establishments, 2000 970 Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 46,291 Retail sales per capita, 1997 $2,517 Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 F Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 23.1% Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 54 Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 120,405 Geography QuickFacts Holmes County Land area, 2000 (square miles) 482 Persons per square mile, 2000 38.5 Metropolitan Area None FIPS Code 59 (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Find more statistics and information here. Source: US Census - FedStats.com