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Population (year 2000): 2,444. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,433 (-0.5% change)
Males: 1,053 (43.1%), Females: 1,391 (56.9%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
32424
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $23,271 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,700 (year 2000)
Races in Blountstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.7%)
- Black (31.8%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.2%), English
(6.3%), Irish (4.1%), German (3.6%), French (2.3%), Scottish
(1.6%).
Elevation: 69 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blountstown
- High school or higher: 71.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blountstown city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 10.5%
2.1% Foreign born (0.8% Latin America, 0.7%
Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -362 (-12.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Blountstown:
- CALHOUN LIBERTY HOSPITAL (20370 NE BURNS AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blountstown:
- FLORIDA STATE HOSP (about 23 miles; CHATTAHOOCHEE,
FL)
- FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL UNIT 14 (about 23 miles;
CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL)
- JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MARIANNA,
FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blountstown:
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 47 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 66 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blountstown:
- CALHOUN COUNTY (about 5 miles; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; ID:
F95)
- MARIANNA MUNI (about 29 miles; MARIANNA, FL; ID:
MAI)
- QUINCY MUNI (about 36 miles; QUINCY, FL; ID: 2J9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blountstown:
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 53 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 61 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; ALBANY,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
Public primary/middle schools in Blountstown:
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 617;
Location: 20883 NE FULLER WARREN DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- BLOUNTSTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
395; Location: 17586 MAIN STREET N; Grades: 06 - 12)
- BLOUNTSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 21089 SE MAYHAW AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CALHOUN COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION CENTER
(Location: 17283 NW CHARLIE JOHNS ST; Grades: N - N )
- COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE (Location:
20859 E CENTRAL AVENUE, G; Grades: N - N )
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