Matanzas, Florida
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Males: 7,473 | (46.8%) |
Females: 8,496 | (53.2%) |
Median resident age: | 47.2 years |
Florida median age: | 38.7 years |
Zip code: 32086
Matanzas: | $82,831 |
FL: | $69,303 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,485 (it was $20,969 in 2000)
Matanzas CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $360,192 (it was $103,300 in 2000)
Matanzas: | $360,192 |
FL: | $354,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $634,547; detached houses: $686,343; townhouses or other attached units: $445,521; in 2-unit structures: $450,967; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $316,282; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $463,414; mobile homes: $174,428
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Matanzas, FL
- 10,51093.0%White alone
- 3062.7%Hispanic
- 2802.5%Black alone
- 1030.9%Asian alone
- 730.6%Two or more races
- 240.2%American Indian alone
- 60.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 40.04%Other race alone
Races in Matanzas detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 61.2 square miles.
Population density: 261 people per square mile (very low).
Matanzas CCD: | 1.1% ($1,106) |
Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Daytona Beach, FL (42.3 miles , pop. 64,112).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (43.5 miles , pop. 735,617).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (787.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 29.78 N, Longitude: 81.29 W
Here: | 2.6% |
Florida: | 2.9% |
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.4%)
- Health care (8.2%)
- Construction (8.0%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
- Construction (13.1%)
- Educational services (7.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Public administration (7.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.9%)
- Transportation equipment (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.8%)
- Health care (14.1%)
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.6%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (2.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.1%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.5%)
Average climate in Matanzas, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 52.3. This is better than average.
City: | 52.3 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 24.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 19.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 19.6 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Tornado activity:
Matanzas-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/15/1958, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Matanzas place center injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 2/7/1971, a category F3 tornado 10.0 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Matanzas-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 407.3 miles away from Matanzas center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 226.2 miles away from Matanzas center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 291.7 miles away from Matanzas center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 107.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 108.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 111.3 miles away from Matanzas center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in St. Johns County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Matanzas:
- MOULTRIE CREEK NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- FLAGLER HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- ST AUGUSTINE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (Hospital, about 7 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- SAINT AUGUSTINE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY CTR (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- PONCE THERAPY CARE CENTER, THE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
- ST AUGUSTINE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Matanzas:
- Flagler College-St Augustine (about 9 miles; Saint Augustine, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,644)
- Saint Johns River State College (about 26 miles; Palatka, FL; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Wyotech-Daytona (about 32 miles; Ormond Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 2,295)
- University of North Florida (about 37 miles; Jacksonville, FL; FT enrollment: 13,870)
- Bethune-Cookman University (about 43 miles; Daytona Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 3,733)
- Daytona State College (about 43 miles; Daytona Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 11,389)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (about 44 miles; Daytona Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 9,244)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Matanzas: The Country Club at Heathrow (A), Saint Johns County Fire Rescue Station 11 Saint Augustine Shores (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Matanzas: Moultrie Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Moultrie Creek (A), Moses Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Matanzas include: Fort Matanzas National Monument (1), Faver-Dykes State Park (2), Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.2 people |
Florida: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 63.2% |
Whole state: | 65.2% |
This place: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 7.5% |
Whole state: | 12.5% |
This place: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 5.7% |
People in group quarters in Matanzas in 2010:
- 117 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 40 people in group homes intended for adults
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Matanzas in 2000:
- 115 people in nursing homes
- 60 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
For population 15 years and over in Matanzas:
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 11.0%
For population 25 years and over in Matanzas:
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes
Here: | 11.2 |
Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Matanzas, FL (based on St. Johns County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 27,153 | 11 |
Evangelical Protestant | 23,636 | 78 |
Mainline Protestant | 11,329 | 18 |
Other | 5,929 | 17 |
Black Protestant | 1,300 | 9 |
Orthodox | 320 | 1 |
None | 120,372 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
St. Johns County: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Johns County: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Johns County: | 3.25 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Johns County: | 10.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.4% |
State: | 9.2% |
St. Johns County: | 21.6% |
Florida: | 23.7% |
St. Johns County: | 11.3% |
State: | 14.0% |
12.54% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($130,404 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 12.54% |
Florida average: | 8.80% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
St. Johns County: 0.05% Florida average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Duval County, FL | 3.25% ($104,327 average AGI) |
from Clay County, FL | 0.38% ($90,272) |
from Flagler County, FL | 0.27% ($77,462) |
7.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($95,199 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.98% |
Florida average: | 7.45% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($407 average AGI)
St. Johns County: 0.03% Florida average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Duval County, FL | 2.52% ($111,377 average AGI) |
to Flagler County, FL | 0.35% ($73,289) |
to Clay County, FL | 0.33% ($71,376) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Matanzas:
- WAOC (1420 AM; 2 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: DOMAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSOS (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFOY (1240 AM; 1 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: SHULL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
- WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WIOJ (1010 AM; 10 kW; JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL)
- WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Matanzas:
- WSJF (105.5 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: TAMA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGNE-FM (99.9 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WAYL (91.9 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: NEW COVENANT EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WSOS-FM (94.1 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)
- WFCF (88.5 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: FLAGLER COLLEGE)
- WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WFYV-FM (104.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WMXQ (102.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WQIK-FM (99.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WROO (107.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WFKS (97.9 FM; NEPTUNE BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKQL (96.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WJCT-FM (89.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
- WJBT (92.7 FM; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHIF (91.3 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: PUTNAM RADIO MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W207AZ (89.3 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Matanzas:
- WQXT-CA (Channel 22; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: AIA TV, INC.)
- WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WJCT (Channel 7; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
- WJEB-TV (Channel 59; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W09CF (Channel 9; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
- WTLV (Channel 12; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- WAWS (Channel 30; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJXX (Channel 25; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION)
- WTEV-TV (Channel 47; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJXT (Channel 4; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
- 96.2%Electricity
- 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.5%Utility gas
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 90.7%Electricity
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.3%No fuel used
Matanzas compared to Florida state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Matanzas on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: librarians, curators, and archivists (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded (population 1,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"