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Population (year 2000): 579. Estimated
population in July 2005: 665 (+14.9% change)
Males: 277 (47.8%), Females: 302 (52.2%)
Santa Rosa County
Zip code:
32565
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $23,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,900 (year 2000)
Races in Jay:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (37.7%), English
(8.3%), German (5.5%), Irish (5.2%), Scottish (2.9%), French
Canadian (1.2%).
Elevation: 249 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jay
- High school or higher: 64.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jay town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 15.1%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -174 (-23.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Jay:
- JAY HOSPITAL (221 S ALABAMA ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jay:
- D W MCMILLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
BREWTON, AL)
- SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; MILTON,
FL)
- W FL COMMUNITY CARE CTR (about 20 miles; MILTON, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jay:
- PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 34 miles; PENSACOLA, FL;
ID: PNS)
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 49 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 68 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jay:
- BREWTON MUNI (about 10 miles; BREWTON, AL; ID: 12J)
- ATMORE MUNI (about 20 miles; ATMORE, AL; ID: 0R1)
- PETER PRINCE FIELD (about 25 miles; MILTON, FL; ID:
2R4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jay:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 30 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 60 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 73 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
Public high school in Jay:
- JAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 502; Location:
13833 ALABAMA STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Jay:
- PATHWAY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 36;
Location: BOX 550; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jay:
- JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 532;
Location: 13833 ALABAMA STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 2312 HIGHWAY 182; Grades: PK - 06)
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