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Population (year 2000): 457. Estimated
population in July 2005: 469 (+2.6% change)
Males: 222 (48.6%), Females: 235 (51.4%)
Holmes County
Zip code:
32455
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $25,521 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ponce de Leon:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Black (3.1%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish
(12.5%), English (9.4%), German (7.4%), Scottish (4.6%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 65 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ponce de Leon
- High school or higher: 67.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ponce de Leon town
- Never married: 14.0%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 12.6%
2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+12.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ponce de Leon:
- HEALTHMARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
- DOCTOR'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BONIFAY,
FL)
- WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GENEVA,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ponce de Leon:
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 41 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 54 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 56 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ponce de Leon:
- DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (about 15 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS,
FL; ID: 54J)
- GENEVA MUNI (about 23 miles; GENEVA, AL; ID: 33J)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 25 miles; BONIFAY, FL; ID: 1J0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ponce de Leon:
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 52 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 89 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 90 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 106 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
Public high school in Ponce de Leon:
- WEST FLORIDA WILDERNESS INSTI. (Students: 39;
Location: 1912 OLD MT. ZION ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ponce de Leon:
- PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 414;
Location: P. O. BOX 39; Grades: 06 - 12)
- PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
340; Location: 1473 AMMONS ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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