Santa Rosa County Florida Statistics

A housing unit is defined as “affordable” if it costs no more than 30% of the renter’s income.  In 2005, 39% of renters in Santa Rosa County were unable to afford a two-bedroom unit at fair market rent.  Families in the county had to work 72 hours per week at minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom rental unit.

Source:  National Low Income Housing Coalition 
             http://www.nlihc.org/oor2005/data

Estimated DAILY homeless count for Santa Rosa County:  7,363

  • 74% are famlies
  • 35% are children
  • 40% are first time homeless
  • 50% were born and reared here
  • 30% came here to be near family
  • 85% are employed
     ° 20% full-time
     ° 45% part-time
     ° 20% day labor
  • 86% completed high school/GED
  • 2% completed college
  • 3% finished vocational/tech training
  • 20% served in the US military

-Source:  EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless Annual Report to the State, 2005 http://www.ecoh.org

 
 
   

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