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Apalachicola

City, Franklin County. Population 2,456 (2025), -0.6% on the prior year, +4.9% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Apalachicola

Boundary: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing. 1.92 square miles of land.

Population

2025
Population2,456Population, April 1, 1979 to 202519793k high2025
Change since the prior year-0.6%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+4.9%2020 to 2025
Census 20202,3412020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
20252,456estimate-0.6%
20242,470estimate+0.2%
20232,465estimate+3.6%
20222,380estimate+0.4%
20212,370estimate+1.2%
20202,341census+0.1%
20192,339estimate-1.0%
20182,363estimate+1.3%
20172,333estimate+1.0%
20162,311estimate+0.4%
20152,302estimate+1.5%
20142,269estimate+0.5%
20132,258estimate+0.1%
20122,256estimate+0.8%
20112,239estimate+0.4%
20102,231census-10.3%
20092,486estimate+0.2%
20082,480estimate-0.8%
20072,499estimate-0.3%
20062,507estimate+0.9%
20052,484estimate+3.0%
20042,412estimate+1.0%
20032,387estimate+2.6%
20022,326estimate+0.1%
20012,323estimate-0.5%
20002,334census-18.2%
19992,852estimate-0.1%
19982,856estimate+1.5%
19972,815estimate+0.6%
19962,798estimate+0.1%
19952,796estimate+1.3%
19942,759estimate+2.1%
19932,701estimate+0.8%
19922,680estimate+1.5%
19912,640estimaten/a
19892,609estimate-0.9%
19882,634estimate+0.3%
19872,627estimate-0.3%
19862,634estimate+0.8%
19852,613estimate+1.0%
19842,587estimate+4.4%
19832,478estimate-3.1%
19822,558estimate-0.1%
19812,561estimaten/a
19792,955estimaten/a

Labor force (county figures)

Aug 2026

County figures, no city estimate published by FloridaCommerce

Unemployment rate (Franklin County)5.0%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201611.5% highAug 2026
Labor force (Franklin County)4,600Aug 2026
Employment (Franklin County)4,371Aug 2026
Unemployed (Franklin County)229Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier4.9%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+1.8%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 20264,6004,3712295.0%
Jul 20264,3834,1512325.3%
Jun 20264,4484,2202285.1%
May 20264,5824,3612214.8%
Apr 20264,4574,2362215.0%
Mar 20264,4314,2132184.9%
Feb 20264,4084,1582505.7%
Jan 20264,3494,0982515.8%
Dec 20254,3554,1292265.2%
Nov 20254,4664,2072595.8%
Sep 20254,5254,3002255.0%
Aug 20254,5204,2992214.9%
Jul 20254,3414,1342074.8%
Jun 20254,2924,0941984.6%
May 20254,4424,2701723.9%
Apr 20254,3984,2321663.8%
Mar 20254,3664,1971693.9%
Feb 20254,2564,0681884.4%
Jan 20254,2324,0411914.5%
Dec 20244,2414,0801613.8%
Nov 20244,3034,1241794.2%
Oct 20244,4344,2501844.1%
Sep 20244,4784,2931854.1%
Aug 20244,5654,3771884.1%
Jul 20244,4344,2451894.3%
Jun 20244,4294,2581713.9%
May 20244,5284,3831453.2%
Apr 20244,4464,3031433.2%
Mar 20244,5804,4241563.4%
Feb 20244,4744,3071673.7%
Jan 20244,4124,2291834.1%
Dec 20234,3804,2301503.4%
Nov 20234,4774,3271503.4%
Oct 20234,5634,4101533.4%
Sep 20234,6204,4651553.4%
Aug 20234,6674,4991683.6%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20254,3814,1792024.6%
20244,4444,2731713.8%
20234,5004,3551453.2%
20224,3824,2381443.3%
20214,3614,1671944.4%
20204,3314,0642676.2%
20194,3074,1311764.1%
20184,3884,2111774.0%
20174,3614,1821794.1%
20164,4184,2062124.8%
20154,7664,5402264.7%
20144,9154,6272885.9%
20134,9584,6712875.8%
20125,0074,6713366.7%
20115,0334,6423917.8%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses85New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20164 highAug 2026
Food service licenses26Aug 2026
Lodging licenses36Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses23Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months7Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months (postal city)90Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before0.0%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month7Sep 2026

Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations

Licenses are placed inside the city limits by their geocoded address.

Business formations are by postal city: Apalachicola, which is not the city limits.

No ZIP code has its Census internal point inside this place, so ZIP Code Business Patterns are not shown.

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Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging17
2010-SEATfood14
2014-MFDVfood10
2APSalcohol7
2COPalcohol7
8COP-SFSalcohol5
2006-CNDO-SNGLlodging4
2007-DWEL-CLCTlodging4
2003-NAPTlodging3
8COPalcohol2
2010-NOSTfood2
2001-HOTLlodging2
2002-MOTLlodging2
2005-BNBlodging2
2007-DWEL-GRPlodging2
3DPSalcohol1
8COP-SHalcohol1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city (postal city: Apalachicola)

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies7780
Florida profit corporations63
Florida non-profit corporations57
Out of state entities registering in Florida20
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

Building permits

Nov 2010
Housing units permitted, last 12 months5Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2000 to Nov 2010Dec 200011 highNov 2010
Change on the 12 months before+66.7%Nov 2010
Permit valuation, last 12 months$790KNov 2010
Units, latest month0Nov 2010
Single family units, last 12 months5Nov 2010
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Nov 2010
Units, latest annual table02011

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place and county residential permits, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Building permits

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Monthly, last three years

Residential permits as the Bureau publishes them; imputed months are the Bureau's imputations.

MonthUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
Nov 2010000$0
Oct 2010110$120K
Sep 2010000$0
Aug 2010000$0
Jul 2010000$0
Jun 2010000$0
May 2010110$165K
Apr 2010220$325K
Mar 2010000$0
Feb 2010110$180K
Jan 2010000$0
Dec 2009000$0
Nov 2009000$0
Oct 2009000$0
Sep 2009000$0
Aug 2009000$0
Jul 2009000$0
Jun 2009000$0
May 2009000$0
Apr 2009000$0
Mar 2009220$261K
Feb 2009000$0
Jan 2009110$100K
Dec 2008000$0
Nov 2008000$0
Oct 2008000$0
Sep 2008000$0
Aug 2008000$0
Jul 2008000$0
Jun 2008000$0
May 2008110$98.2K
Apr 2008110$99.8K
Mar 2008000$0
Feb 2008000$0
Jan 2008000$0
Dec 2007000$0

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
2011000$0
2010440$670K
2009330$361K
2008220$198K
200710100$1.26M
2006660$867K
200524200$2.15M
200444440$3.38M
200320200$2.14M
200219190$2.01M
200119150$1.9M
200012120$858K
1999880$533K
1998880$596K
1997770$888K

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$646M
Total taxable value (non school)$315M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$373M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+3.4%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+9.4%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$624M2025 final roll
New construction value$8.06M2026 preliminary
Parcels2,0782026 preliminary

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-03

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 54% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$255K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months56Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$350KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$380M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$65.2M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$13.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$3.75M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$37.1M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$7.86M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$138M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$587K2026 preliminary

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential1,305$380M$224M$3.93M0+5.4%
Commercial103$65.2M$54.6M$3.88Mn/a+7.5%
Industrial23$13.5M$8.24M$0n/a+1.9%
Agricultural6$3.75M$81K$0n/a-0.7%
Vacant446$37.1M$27.1M$253Kn/a-6.1%
Institutional26$7.86M$524K$0n/a-0.3%
Government166$138M$290K$0n/a-0.4%
Other2$587K$362K$0n/a+71.9%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units1,691Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199074.0% high2024
Occupied units1,3662020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units3252020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households9472020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households4192020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate69.3%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)22.9%2025
Cost burdened renter households38.6%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)16.8%2025
Assisted housing developments4Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units165Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$1.11K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$392K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less943147
All households30.01-50% AMI61834
All households50.01-80% AMI611433
All households80.01-120% AMI56540
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI616358
Renters30% AMI or less8400
Renters30.01-50% AMI25834
Renters50.01-80% AMI101025
Renters80.01-120% AMI10440
RentersGreater than 120% AMI102204
Owners30% AMI or less103147
Owners30.01-50% AMI3600
Owners50.01-80% AMI5148
Owners80.01-120% AMI46100
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI514154

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1996$99.8K36
1997$73.8K42
1998$85K40
1999$87.5K49
2000$81.2K48
2001$90K45
2002$92K49
2003$124K60
2004$130K88
2005$160K85
2006$190K27
2007$164K21
2008$159K28
2009$137K12
2010$105K17
2011$168K24
2012$160K19
2013$175K33
2014$140K34
2015$180K29

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Cool Springs155 16th StApalachicola5454
Denton Cove205 17th StreetApalachicola5252
Southern Villas Of Apalachicola401 24TH AVENUEApalachicola3636
Heritage Villas - Apalachicola398 24th AvenueApalachicola2323

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$32.9KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$39.7K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$240KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$240KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-2.9%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$8.62KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$106KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$106KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before-0.4%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$11.3MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+37.4%FY2024
Total expenditures$9.36MFY2025
Expenditures, change on the year before+1.8%FY2025
Revenues per resident$4.57KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$2.76MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before-16.9%FY2025

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$32.9K
Aug 2026$33.4K
Jul 2026$29.6K
Jun 2026$21.6K
May 2026$23K
Apr 2026$16.8K
Mar 2026$13.9K
Feb 2026$7.29K
Jan 2026$9.19K
Dec 2025$15.3K
Nov 2025$17.2K
Oct 2025$20.1K
Sep 2025$29.9K
Aug 2025$35.5K
Jul 2025$26.9K
Jun 2025$27.7K
May 2025$22.2K
Apr 2025$19.5K
Mar 2025$10K
Feb 2025$12.3K
Jan 2025$13.6K
Dec 2024$14.4K
Nov 2024$15.5K
Oct 2024$19.8K
Sep 2024$34.6K
Aug 2024$34.6K
Jul 2024$26.6K
Jun 2024$21.3K
May 2024$23.1K
Apr 2024$16.9K
Mar 2024$14.7K
Feb 2024$12.3K
Jan 2024$11.2K
Dec 2023$17.8K
Nov 2023$19.6K
Oct 2023$18K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$8.62K
Aug 2026$8.62K
Jul 2026$8.62K
Jun 2026$8.78K
May 2026$8.78K
Apr 2026$8.78K
Mar 2026$8.78K
Feb 2026$8.78K
Jan 2026$8.78K
Dec 2025$9.3K
Nov 2025$9.3K
Oct 2025$9.3K
Sep 2025$9.53K
Aug 2025$9.53K
Jul 2025$9.53K
Jun 2025$8.54K
May 2025$8.54K
Apr 2025$8.54K
Mar 2025$8.54K
Feb 2025$8.54K
Jan 2025$8.54K
Dec 2024$8.54K
Nov 2024$9.26K
Oct 2024$9.26K
Sep 2024$9.26K
Aug 2024$9.26K
Jul 2024$9.26K
Jun 2024$9.53K
May 2024$9.53K
Apr 2024$9.53K
Mar 2024$9.53K
Feb 2024$9.53K
Jan 2024$9.53K
Dec 2023$9.53K
Nov 2023$9.53K
Oct 2023$9.53K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2025$2.76M-16.9%
FY2024$3.32M-15.0%
FY2023$3.91M-13.4%
FY2022$4.52M-10.8%
FY2021$5.06M-9.6%
FY2020$5.6M-19.9%
FY2019$6.99M+0.8%
FY2018$6.93M+7.6%
FY2017$6.44M-4.1%
FY2016$6.72M-7.5%
FY2015$7.26M-5.8%
FY2014$7.71M-5.6%
FY2013$8.17Mn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$2.5M$1.89M+32.5%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$363K$632K-42.5%
Intergovernmental Revenues$4.98M$1.98M+151.5%
Charges for Services$3.16M$3.61M-12.4%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$11.9K$9.17K+29.8%
Miscellaneous Revenues$263K$101K+160.9%
Other Sources$17K-$1.75K-1067.1%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$2.59M$2.25M+15.1%
Public Safety$1.35M$1.3M+3.8%
Physical Environment$2.25M$2M+12.1%
Transportation$1.44M$1.53M-6.1%
Culture / Recreation$703K$1.05M-33.3%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$1.03M$1.05M-1.9%
Economic Environmentn/an/an/a
Other Usesn/an/an/a
Human Servicesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits (offices reporting this city)$196MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$196M high2026
Change on a year earlier+3.4%June 30, 2026
Change, real+0.2%June 30, 2026
Branches2June 30, 2026
Institutions2June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

Offices whose reported city is Apalachicola.

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
Centennial BankApalachicola Branch22 Avenue EApalachicola$121M
PeoplesSouth BankApalachicola Branch58 4th StApalachicola$74.4M

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