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Population (year 2000): 1,487
Males: 732  (49.2%)
Females: 755  (50.8%)

Lake County

Median resident age:  48.4 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32102.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,700 (it was $31,284 in 2000)
Astor  $33,700
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,500 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
Astor  $134,500
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Astor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
  • Hispanic (9.1%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Astor: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (13.2%), German (10.6%), Irish (10.2%), United States (9.5%), Scottish (7.7%), French (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 2.46 square miles.

Population density: 603 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Astor

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Astor CDP

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

132 residents are foreign born (8.0% Latin America).

This place:  8.9%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Astor, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Astor to the number of sex offenders is 212 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Astor:  1.0% ($948)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Deltona, FL (28.2 miles , pop. 69,543).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (80.4 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (868.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pierson, FL (7.6 miles ), Pierson-Seville, FL (7.8 miles ), Lake Kathryn, FL (10.8 miles ), Paisley, FL (12.2 miles ), De Leon Springs, FL (12.8 miles ), Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL (13.6 miles ), Pittman, FL (13.7 miles) , Altoona, FL (15.8 miles) .

Latitude: 29.16 N, Longitude: 81.53 W


Area code: 352

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Most common industries for males:



  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (15%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Repair and maintenance (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food and beverage stores (14%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (20%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Astor-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.5 miles away from the Astor place center killed 13 people and injured 36 people and caused $31 million in damages.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 tornado 37.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused $15 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Astor:
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL DELAND (about 12 miles; DE LAND, FL)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FLAGLER SW BEDS (about 22 miles; BUNNELL, FL)
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL FISH MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; ORANGE CITY, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Astor:
  • DAYTONA BEACH INTL (about 34 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; ID: DAB)
  • ORLANDO SANFORD (about 35 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: SFB)
  • OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 48 miles; OCALA, FL; ID: OCF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Astor:
  • PIERSON MUNI (about 8 miles; PIERSON, FL; ID: 2J8)
  • BOB LEE FLIGHT STRIP (about 17 miles; DELAND, FL; ID: 1J6)
  • DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FIELD (about 19 miles; DELAND, FL; ID: DED)

Amtrak station near Astor:
  • 17 miles: DELAND (2491 OLD NEW YORK AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Astor:
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,966)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SANFORD, FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
  • EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 9,008)
  • DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 6,257)
  • BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,638)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 39 miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)

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Hotels: Blair's Jungle Den Fish Camp (1820 Ormand Jungle Den Road), Astora Motel (1530 State Road 40 West).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.3%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  12.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Astor compared to Florida state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Astor (2007 data):
  • United Southern Bank: Astor Branch at 24401 State Rd. 40, branch established on 1980-05-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $366.3 mil, Deposits: $319.4 mil, headquarters in Umatilla, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Unisouth, Inc.



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12.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.39%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)
Lake County:  0.09%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orange County, FL  2.48% ($46,482 average AGI)
from Seminole County, FL  0.69% ($51,249)
from Broward County, FL  0.40% ($51,706)


8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,280 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.61%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Lake County:  0.05%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Orange County, FL  1.47% ($43,093 average AGI)
to Polk County, FL  0.53% ($35,330)
to Marion County, FL  0.51% ($37,765)


Strongest AM radio stations in Astor:
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WYND (1310 AM; 9 kW; DELAND, FL; Owner: BUDDY TUCKER ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WLBE (790 AM; 5 kW; LEESBURG-EUSTIS, FL; Owner: WLBE 790, INC.)
  • WTLN (950 AM; 12 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: TM2, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WORL (660 AM; 5 kW; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ORLANDO, INC.)
  • WQBQ (1410 AM; 10 kW; LEESBURG, FL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Astor:
  • WCFB (94.5 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMGF (107.7 FM; MOUNT DORA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGNE-FM (99.9 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WOMX-FM (105.1 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJRR (101.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHE (100.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKS-FM (104.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTQ (96.5 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WWKA (92.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPOZ (88.3 FM; UNION PARK, FL; Owner: CENTRAL FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WKSG (89.5 FM; CEDAR CREEK, FL; Owner: DAYSTAR PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Astor:
  • WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WXXU-LP (Channel 12; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVEN-TV (Channel 26; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WFTV (Channel 9; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKMG-TV (Channel 6; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS ORLANDO, INC.)
  • WRBW (Channel 65; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WACX (Channel 55; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WKCF (Channel 18; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLCB-TV (Channel 45; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOFL (Channel 35; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMFE-TV (Channel 24; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXB-LP (Channel 57; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)

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