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Population (year 2000): 743. Estimated
population in July 2005: 766 (+3.1% change)
Males: 338 (45.5%), Females: 405 (54.5%)
Washington County
Zip code:
32462
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $21,176 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,600 (year 2000)
Races in Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.6%)
- Black (15.7%)
- American Indian (5.1%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: United States (17.2%), Irish
(12.5%), German (9.7%), English (8.5%), French (1.5%), Dutch
(1.3%).
Elevation: 47 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vernon
- High school or higher: 60.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vernon city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vernon:
- NORTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10
miles; CHIPLEY, FL)
- DOCTOR'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BONIFAY,
FL)
- CAMPBELLTON-GRACEVILLE HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
GRACEVILLE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vernon:
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 30 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 52 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 69 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vernon:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 17 miles; BONIFAY, FL; ID: 1J0)
- DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (about 32 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS,
FL; ID: 54J)
- GENEVA MUNI (about 32 miles; GENEVA, AL; ID: 33J)
Amtrak station near Vernon:
- 17 miles: CHIPLEY (101 S. 7TH ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term
parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vernon:
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 49 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 84 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 100 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment:
10,991)
Public high school in Vernon:
- VERNON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 371; Location:
2808 YELLOW JACKET E; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vernon:
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 519;
Location: 3665 ROCHE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 04)
- VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 435;
Location: 3206 MOSS HILL ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- THE VERNON PLACE (Students: 38; Location:
3242 MOSS HILL RD; Grades: 06 - 12)
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