ZIP Code 32137

Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,180, more than twice the 32,832 counted in 2000. Palm Coast is part of the DeltonaDaytona BeachOrmond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area. The city has plans under way for a new city hall, a town center, new fire stations, and additional lands for parks. The area around Palm Coast last saw a direct direct hit from a tropical cyclone in 2004 when Hurricane Charley passed directly over the area. Since 1851, 33 tropical storms have directly affected the area, with the largest affecting 30-size industrial parks with one of the largest population centers in the country. The population of Palm Coast was estimated to be 89,800 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It has a total area of 90.8 square miles (235.3 km²), of which 89.9 sq miles (232.8 km²) is land and 0.97sq miles (2.5km²), or 1.06% of the area is water. It is located at 29°3217N 81°1324W, and the city is located in northeastern Flagler county at 29 °3217 N 81° 1324W. The town has become a bedroom community for St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, and Jacksonville, 30 miles (48 km) to the south, south of the city.

History

Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida. The city was officially incorporated on December 31, 1999. The five-member City Council is elected at large and serves staggered four-year terms. Preservation and protection of environmentally sensitive lands is a key goal of this city as it prepares for the future. As of 2012, the city has plans under way for a new city hall, a town center, new fire stations, and additional lands for parks. The City of Palm Coast was founded on October 29, 1970, by ITT Community Development Corporation. The original development plan encompassed 48,000 home sites on approximately 42,000 acres (17,000 ha) of the 68,000acre (28,000ha) owned byITT. In 1998, the Palm Coast fires were national news because the whole county was ordered to evacuate, and 45,000 people were displaced. Florida hosted the largest aerial suppression operation ever conducted in the United States. Because of the massive effort, only 71 homes were destroyed in the 1998 fires. The Palm Coast Fire, which burned 131 homes in 1985, was Florida's first serious "wildland urban interface" fire. The most important factor in the proximity of heavy ground vegetation to the structures was the proximity to the homes. In 1999, the citizenry voted by a margin of two to one to incorporate as a council/manager form of government. On October 1, 2000, all services were officially transferred from the former Service District to the city of palm Coast.

Geography

Palm Coast is located in northeastern Flagler County at 29°3217N 81°1324W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 90.8 square miles (235.3 km²) The city has become a bedroom community for St. Augustine, 25 miles (40 km) to the north, and Daytona Beach, 30 miles (48 km) south. The area around Palm Coast last saw a direct hit from a tropical cyclone in 2004 when Hurricane Charley passed directly over the area. Since 1851 when hurricane tracking data began, 33 hurricanes and tropical storms have directly affected the area, with Palm Coast the only city to be directly affected by all of them. The city extends north to the Flagler county line, southwest to the Bunnell city limits, and southeast to touch the city of Flagler Beach. It is located on Florida's panhandle, at the intersection of Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. It has a population of 2,816. It was named after the town of Palm Coast, Florida, which was founded in the 17th century by a German immigrant. The town's name is derived from the Spanish word "palm" which means "sea" or "sea-dweller" and translates to "lake" in English. The name Palm Coast is also used as a Spanish word for "lake". The city's name means "Palm Beach" in Spanish, meaning "lake of the palm trees".

Economy

As of 2012, industrial parks within the town house more than 30 mid-size businesses. The largest one, the "Palm Coast Data" company, employs close to 1,000 people. Flagler County has had one of the highest rates of population growth in the United States since 1990. In December 2009, it had the worst unemployment rate of the state of Florida's largest metropolitan areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate at that time was 16.9 percent. The area was hit extremely hard by the housing bust's recession. The county has had a population growth rate of more than 20 percent since 1990, the U.S. Bureau of the Census says. It has also had a high rate of unemployment, with the unemployment rate in December 2009 at 16.8 percent and in December 2008 at 14.7 percent. It is the second-largest county in Florida, after Miami-Dade, with a population of nearly 8 million. The town of Flagler is located in the central part of the Florida panhandle, near the state's central and southern interior and the Florida Interstate 75. It was the site of the deadliest shooting incident in the state in 2008, with more than 1,200 people killed, including more than 100 police officers and dozens of civilians. It also had the highest homicide rate in Florida in 2009, with nearly 1,300 people killed. The city has a population in the mid-teens, with about 1,500 people living in the town.

Demographics

As of 2010, there were 35,058 households, out of which 15.0% were vacant. In 2000, the city's population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who were 65 years of age or older. As of 2000, English spoken as a first language accounted for 87.66% of all residents, while 12.33% spoke other languages as their mother tongue. The most significant was Spanish speakers who made up 6.48% of the population, while German came up as the third most spoken language, which made up 1.18%. Italian was spoken by 1.02%, and Portuguese at 1.00%. The median income for a household in the city was $41,570, and the medianincome for a family was $45,818. The per capita income for the city is $21,490. About 5.6 of families and 7.5 of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6 percent of those age 65 or over. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size was 2.68. The median age is 51 years. For every 100 females, there are 90.4 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 87.6 males.

Noted issues

Michelle Taylor, a 16-year-old student of Matanzas High School was struck and killed by a car while walking home from school in an area with no sidewalks and few street lights. In the following months, the people of the city petitioned to have more street lights and sidewalks installed throughout the entire city to reduce the number of pedestrian injuries and deaths. Towards the end of 2016, Kevin Smith Jr, also a student ofMatanzas, was injured in a hit and run under the same conditions. Students of Matzanas High School took charge of these efforts by creating committees and petitions to generate attention and pressure the local city council. The city council has agreed to install more sidewalks and street lights throughout the city. In addition, the city council will also install more streetlights and sidewalks across the city to help reduce pedestrian injuries. In total, there will be more than 1,000 street lights in the city, and more than 2,000 more sidewalks in the next few years. There will also be more street lamps and more street signs in the future to help prevent accidents and traffic accidents. The number of pedestrians will also increase in the coming years as more people will live in cities with more lights and more sidewalks. The population will also grow, and the city will have more people of all ages and backgrounds to live in and around the city in the years to come. This will lead to a reduction in pedestrian injuries, deaths, and accidents in the town. The town will also have more jobs and opportunities for young people.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida = 84. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Palm Coast = 5.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 89,258 individuals with a median age of 42.4 age the population grows by 105.90% in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 935.92 residents per square mile of area (361.36/km²). There are average 2.35 people per household in the 28,510 households with an average household income of $46,985 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 15.40% of the available work force and has dropped -8.17% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 8.26%. The number of physicians in Palm Coast per 100,000 population = 98.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Palm Coast = 51.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 108. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 225. 91 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 47.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 26, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 76.32%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 8 years with median home cost = $140,780 and home appreciation of -17.00%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.26 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,324 per student. There are 14 students for each teacher in the school, 607 students for each Librarian and 450 students for each Counselor. 7.59% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 12.25% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.03% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).