St. Johns County Profile

County Seat: St. Augustine Nearest MSA: Jacksonville MSA Largest Cities: 1 St. Augustine 2 St. Augustine Beach 3 Hastings Miles* To: Tallahassee ................................... 182 Orlando ................................... 97 Tampa ................................... 154 Jacksonville ................................... 37 Miami ................................... 294 Atlanta ................................... 325 Chicago ................................... 897 Dallas ................................... 936 New York ................................... 853 *Miles are calculated from county seat. Time Zone: Eastern Local Area Code(s): 904
St. Johns 1980: 51,303 1990: 83,829 2007: 175,446 2015(p): 216,800 2030(p): 301,200 (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: 66 45 July: 91 73 Florida Mean Annual Precipitation  - 53 Average Annual Rain Days  - 116 (2006) In-Migration 15,790 Out-Migration 9,958 Net-Migration 5,832 *Estimates based on IRS Statistics of Income data

(2007) Labor Force 89,843 Labor Force % of County Population 51.2 Number in County Unemployed 2,968 Unemployment Rate 3.3% N/D = No Data St. Johns Florida (2006) Average Annual Employment 86,875 7,952,023 Natural Resources & Mining N/D Construction 5.0% 8.0% Manufacturing 3.7% 5.1% Trade, Transportation and Utilities 12.9% 20.8% Information 0.5% 2.1% Financial Activities 3.1% 6.9% Professional & Business Services 5.3% 17.0% Education & Health Services 7.8% 18.4% Leisure & Hospitality 12.4% 11.4% Other Services 3.1% 3.1% Public administration 3.9% 5.8% Unclassified 0.0% 0.1% Average Annual Wage (2006) All Industries $34,594 Construction $36,440 Education & Health Services $35,017 Financial Activities $54,788 Information $45,345 Leisure & Hospitality $18,821 Manufacturing $48,192 Natural Resources & Mining N/D Other Services $46,296 Professional & Business Services $42,850 Public administration $40,632 Trade, Transportation and Utilities $32,267 Unclassified $39,740 St. Johns Florida 2004 $41,795 $32,618 2005 $44,648 $34,798 2006 $48,283 $36,720 Major Private Sector Employers Flagler Hospital Business Line: Healthcare Number of Employees - 900 Northrop Grumman Business Line: Aircraft Manufacturing Number of Employees - 800 PGA Tour Inc. Business Line: Professional Golf Events Management Number of Employees - 563 Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Business Line: Hotel/Resort Number of Employees - 550 Ring Power Business Line: Heavy Equipment Sales & Repair Number of Employees - 500 Marriott at Sawgrass Resort Business Line: Hotel/Resort Number of Employees - 500 Ronco Business Line: Machine Shop, Jobbing & Repair Number of Employees - 300 Tree of Life Business Line: Health Food Distributor Number of Employees - 300 Hydro Aluminum Business Line: Aluminum Fabrication & Extrusion Number of Employees - 300 Tensolite Business Line: High Tech Wire Manufacturers Number of Employees - 255

Federal Interstates I-95 Federal Highways US-1 State Highways SR-13; SR-207; SR-210; SR-206; SR-A1A; SR-312 Railroads Florida East Coast Railroad Nearest Airport with Scheduled Commerical Airline Service: Jacksonville Internatonal Airport # Runways 2 Longest Paved Runway(ft.) 10000 General Aviation Airports St. Augustine Airport; St. Johns County Airport Local Deep Water Port JAXPORT Miles to Closest Port 37

COUNTY Countywide Ad Valorem Millage Rates: Government 5.0037 Schools 7.7210 Special 0.4503 Total 13.1750 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: No Retail Sales Tax (Local Option) 0.00 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: Florida Power & Light Jacksonville Electric Authority Natural Gas Companies: TECO Peoples Gas Telephone Companies: BellSouth Water & Sewer Companies: City of St. Augustine Water & Sewer St. Johns County Utilities Town of Hastings St. Johns Service Company Intercoastal Utilities Exisiting Industrial Zoned Land Yes Number of Acres 2,000 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 450 Industrial Parks Yes Number of Acres 2,242 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 107 Foreign Trade Zones No Zone Number(s) Public Schools Teachers Enrollments Elementary: 14 713 12,653 Secondary: 11 723 15,176 Totals: 25 1,436 27,829 Private Schools Available: Yes POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVING THE COUNTY: Colleges/Universities: Jacksonville Unviersity University of North Florida Bethune-Cookman College (Hastings Campus) Flagler College Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Junior/Community Colleges: Florida Community Colege-Jacksonville St. Johns River Community College Daytona Beach Commuity College Vocational/Technical Schools: First Coast Technical Center Other Schools: Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

Cost of Living Price Level Index, (2007) Florida State Average = 100 Sample Total 91.72 Food 101.36 Housing 82.91 Medical Care 96.00 Personal Goods and Services 100.84 Transportation 95.69 Medical Services: Flagler Hospital Mayo Clinic Recreational Opportunities: Ancient City King Fish Tournament PGA Tour The Players Championship Triple Crown Tournament World Gold Village - Hall of Fame Historical Points Of Interest: Basilica Cathedral of St. Augustine Bridge of Lions Castillo de San Marcos Lightner Museum Oldest City in the United States St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum St. George Street Cultural Events/Festivals: Epic Celebration Of Spring (April) Gamble Rogers Folk Festival (May) Greek Landing Festival (June) Holiday Events & Parades Lighthouse Festival (March) Nights of Lights (November - January) Spring Arts & Crafts Festival (April)