Profile - Pasco FL

County Established: June 2, 1887

Land Area In Square Miles: 745Population
Population Density per sq. mi. 416.02
County Population:

1980	193,643
1990	281,131
1996	309,936

Population Projections

2000	332,100
2005	358,800
2010	384,900

Population Age and Sex Breakdown 1996:

0-17	55,440
18-24	19,610
25-44	67,745
45-64	66,635
65+	100,506
47.2% Male	52.8% Female

Incorporated Municipalities
Population 1996:

New Port Richey	14,555
Zephyrhills	8,867
Dade City	5,963
Port Richey	2,626
San Antonio	831
Saint Leo	690

Population of Surrounding Counties
(Hernando, Polk, Sumter, Pinellas, Hillsborough)
2,405,469

Employment
Labor Force 1996:

Civian	121,282
Unemployment Rate	4.9%
Labor Force of Surrounding Counties	1,188,219

Unemployment Rates

Hernando	4.5%
Hillsborough	3.8%
Pinellas	3.7%
Polk	6.6%
Sumtner	4.5%
FLORIDA	5.1%
NATIONAL	5.4%

Non-farm Employment by Industry 1995:

Agricultural Services	2,337
Mining	69
Wholesale & Retail Trade	22,563
Transportation, Public Utilities	3,380
Manufacturing	4,404
Construction	6,506
Fin., Ins. Real Estate	5,645
Services	28,017
Government	11,583
Total	84, 504

Major Employers

Employer	# of Employees
County School District	5,600
County Government	1,507
Lykes Pasco, Inc.	1,350
Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	1,313
Winn-Dixie Supermarkets, Inc.	1,300
St. of FL Govt.	1,276
Columbia New Port Richey Hospital	1,200
Coluymbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point	1,200
East Pasco Medical Ctr.	1,106
Wal-Mart Stores	945

Major Manufacturers

Manufacturer	# of Employees
Lykes Pasco, Dade City
Frozen Foods/Citrus	1,350
Pall Aeropower, New Port Richey
Pilters	400
Pasco Times, Port Richey
Newspaper Publishing	228
Zephyrhills Egg Comp., Zephryhills
Eggs	180
Couch Construction, Wesley Chapel
Asphalt/Paving	150
Keys Concrete Industries, Odessa
Concrete Blocks/ Products	104
Zephyrhills Bottled Water, Zephyrhills
Bottled Water	100
Sunbelt Publishing, New Port Richey
Newspaper Publishing	100
Lykes Dispenser, Dade City
Dispensing Machines	91
Copeland Steel, Zephyrhills
Steel	90

Selected Economic Indicators
Per Capita Personal Income 1994: $16,902Per Capita Personal Income of Surrounding Counties:

Hernando	$16,303
Hillsborough	$20,058
Pinellas	$24,696
Polk	$17,523
Sumter	$13,838
FLORIDA	$21,767
NATIONAL	$21,767

Taxable Sales 1995: $1,993,578,000

Permit Building Activity 1995:
Residential Permits: 2053
Non-residential Value: $52,571,000

State Taxes
Retail Sales Tax: 7.0%
Gasoline Tax : $0.125 per gal.

Financial Institutions

1995	#	# of Offices
FDIC Insured Banks	12	87
S & Ls	8	10

Total Deposits
Banks: $3,372,719,000
S & Ls: $647,024,000

Utilities
Electric Suppliers:

Florida Power Corp.	Sumter Electric Coop.
Tampa Electric Comp.	Withlacoochee River

Natural Gas:

Clearwater Gas Sys.

Peoples Gas Sys.

Water Suppliers:
* City of New Port Richey
* City of Zephyrhills
* Dade City Utilities
* Pasco County Utilities

Water Management District: Southwest Florida

Sanitation:

Storm Sewer	yes
Sanitary Sewer	yes
Sewage Treatment Type	tertiary
Solid Waste Disposal	Resource Recovery

Telephone:

Verizon

Cable TV:

Bright House Networks

Aviation:
General Aviation Airports in the County:
* Pilot County Airport
*Tampa Bay Executive Airport
* Zephyrhills Municipal Airport

Major Commercial Airport:
Tampa International Airport
Avg. number of daily flights: 289
Number of airlines: 27

Rail Passenger Service:
AMTRAK: Dade City

Education:

K-12 Grade (1994-95)
	Schools	Enrollment
Public	52	38,961
Private	23	1,659
Home Study		232

Public Schools:
Number of Students Per Teachers

Elementary	23.56
Secondary	18.68

High School graduates continuing education: 72%

State High School Competency Test
(Oct. 1996) 11th Graders Passing

Math	88%
Communications	89%

Hospitals
* Columbia Dade City Hospital
* Columbia New Port Richey Hospital
* Columbia Regional Medical Center Bayonet Pt.
* East Pasco Medical Center
* North Bay Medical Center
Total Number of Beds (1995): 1,032

Number of (1995):

Nursing Homes	16
Physicians	403
Dentists	80
Assisted Living Facilities	38