Bradford County Profile

County Seat: Starke Nearest MSA: Gainesville MSA & Jackson Largest Cities: 1 Starke 2 Lawtey 3 Hampton Miles* To: Tallahassee ................................... 134 Orlando ................................... 111 Tampa ................................... 138 Jacksonville ................................... 36 Miami ................................... 312 Atlanta ................................... 298 Chicago ................................... 879 Dallas ................................... 888 New York ................................... 874 *Miles are calculated from county seat. Time Zone: Eastern Local Area Code(s): 352, 386, 904
Bradford 1980: 20,023 1990: 22,515 2007: 28,769 2015(p): 30,900 2030(p): 34,500 (p) Denotes Projected Population Florida 9,746,961 12,938,071 18,251,243 20,955,900 25,340,700		Average Temperature High Low January: 65 42 July: 91 71 Florida Mean Annual Precipitation  - 53 Average Annual Rain Days  - 116 (2006) In-Migration 1,455 Out-Migration 1,258 Net-Migration 197 *Estimates based on IRS Statistics of Income data

(2007) Labor Force 12,293 Labor Force % of County Population 42.7 Number in County Unemployed 417 Unemployment Rate 3.4% N/D = No Data Bradford Florida (2006) Average Annual Employment 11,876 7,952,023 Natural Resources & Mining N/D Construction 3.0% 8.0% Manufacturing 3.8% 5.1% Trade, Transportation and Utilities 10.5% 20.8% Information 0.4% 2.1% Financial Activities 1.5% 6.9% Professional & Business Services 3.4% 17.0% Education & Health Services 6.6% 18.4% Leisure & Hospitality 5.4% 11.4% Other Services 1.3% 3.1% Public administration 0.0% 5.8% Unclassified 0.0% 0.1% Average Annual Wage (2006) All Industries $29,425 Construction $25,965 Education & Health Services $28,276 Financial Activities $27,490 Information $24,875 Leisure & Hospitality $11,056 Manufacturing $34,649 Natural Resources & Mining N/D Other Services $20,344 Professional & Business Services $26,684 Public administration $5,963 Trade, Transportation and Utilities $25,379 Unclassified $7,330 Bradford Florida 2004 $21,371 $32,618 2005 $22,282 $34,798 2006 $23,091 $36,720 Major Private Sector Employers CMC Joist of Florida Business Line: Steel Joint Manufacturer Number of Employees - 270 E.I. DuPont Business Line: Mining Number of Employees - 239 Shands at Starke Business Line: Hospital Number of Employees - 172 Bradford Terrace Business Line: Education Number of Employees - 140 Davis Express, Inc. Business Line: Long Haul Carrier Number of Employees - 120 Windsor Manor Nursing Home Business Line: Long Term Skilled Care Number of Employees - 115 Sunshine Industries/BARC Business Line: Employment Service for Mentally Disadvantaged Number of Employees - 75 Griffin Industries Business Line: Grease & Tallow Rendering Number of Employees - 60 Tatum Brothers Lumber Company, Inc. Business Line: Lumber Processing Number of Employees - 45 Crosley Trailers Business Line: Equipment Trailers Number of Employees - 30

Federal Interstates I-10, I-75 Federal Highways US 301 State Highways SR 16, SR 100, SR 230 Railroads CSX Nearest Airport with Scheduled Commerical Airline Service: Jacksonville International Airport # Runways 2 Longest Paved Runway(ft.) 10000 General Aviation Airports 1 Local Deep Water Port Jacksonville Port Authority Miles to Closest Port 41

COUNTY Countywide Ad Valorem Millage Rates: Government 9.1769 Schools 7.6260 Special 0.0000 Total 16.8029 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: Yes Retail Sales Tax (Local Option) 1.00 Federal Enterprise Zone No State Enterprise Zone STATE Corporate Income Tax 5.5% Personal Income Tax 0.0% Retail Sales Tax 6.0%

Electric Companies: City of Starke Florida Power & Light Clay Electric Natural Gas Companies: City of Starke Sawyer Gas Telephone Companies: Sprint Water & Sewer Companies: Suwannee River Water Management District City of Starke Exisiting Industrial Zoned Land Yes Number of Acres 0 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 0 Industrial Parks Yes Number of Acres 400 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 200 Foreign Trade Zones No Zone Number(s) N/A Public Schools Teachers Enrollments Elementary: 5 117 1,791 Secondary: 2 104 1,782 Totals: 7 221 3,573 Private Schools Available: Yes POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVING THE COUNTY: Colleges/Universities: University of Florida St. Leo College University of North Florida Jacksonville University Flagler College Junior/Community Colleges: Santa Fe Comunity College Vocational/Technical Schools: Bradford-Union Area Vocational Technical Center Other Schools: Bradford Area Truck Driving School European Rally Driving School The Believers School of Learning

Cost of Living Price Level Index, (2007) Florida State Average = 100 Sample Total 88.38 Food 102.56 Housing 76.06 Medical Care 93.33 Personal Goods and Services 95.99 Transportation 97.56 Medical Services: Columbia/HCA Senior Center Shands Starke Recreational Opportunities: Fishing / Hunting Golf Tennis Water Sports Historical Points Of Interest: Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park Eugene L. Matthews - Bradford County HIstorical Museum Historical Downtown Starke Cultural Events/Festivals: Bradford County Fair (April) County Christmas Craft Show (December) Friday Fest (last Friday of each month) Great Pumpkin Escape (October) Starke Bike Fest (3rd Friday and Saturday of June) Starke Fall Festival (SFCC) (October) Strawberry Festival (3rd weekend in April)