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Gulf County

County, Florida. Population 16,621 (2025), -1.9% on the prior year, +17.1% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Gulf CountyPort St. Joe (city), population 3,896Wewahitchka (city), population 2,261

Click a city to open its page. Filled shapes are cities, towns and villages; hatched shapes are census designated places with a spending estimate. Boundaries: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing.

Cities

Every city, town and village in Gulf County, with its latest BEBR population. A place in two counties is listed in both and its page sits under its principal county.

Population

2025
Population16,621Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197216.9k high2025
Change since the prior year-1.9%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+17.1%2020 to 2025
Census 202014,1922020

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
202516,621estimate-1.9%
202416,947estimate+3.8%
202316,323estimate+2.4%
202215,938estimate+7.5%
202114,824estimate+4.5%
202014,192census+8.5%
201913,082estimate-20.7%
201816,499estimate+1.2%
201716,297estimate-2.0%
201616,628estimate+1.7%
201516,346estimate-1.2%
201416,543estimate+2.7%
201316,106estimate+1.3%
201215,907estimate+0.7%
201115,789estimate-0.5%
201015,863census-5.6%
200916,798estimate-0.7%
200816,923estimate+0.6%
200716,815estimate+1.9%
200616,509estimate+0.2%
200516,479estimate+1.9%
200416,171estimate+3.6%
200315,615estimate+2.7%
200215,202estimate+1.7%
200114,952estimate+2.7%
200014,560census+1.1%
199914,403estimate+1.0%
199814,260estimate+1.1%
199714,103estimate+4.1%
199613,545estimate+2.1%
199513,271estimate0.0%
199413,265estimate+7.0%
199312,393estimate+5.9%
199211,700estimate+1.1%
199111,576estimate+0.6%
199011,504census-8.4%
198912,560estimate+2.6%
198812,238estimate+2.0%
198712,001estimate+3.6%
198611,583estimate+2.8%
198511,272estimate+1.8%
198411,073estimate+1.0%
198310,958estimate+2.3%
198210,712estimate+0.6%
198110,647estimate-0.1%
198010,658census-4.4%
197911,149estimate+0.6%
197811,081estimate+0.3%
197711,049estimate+1.3%
197610,909estimate-0.1%
197510,920estimate+2.1%
197410,697estimate+2.4%
197310,445estimate+3.1%
197210,129estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate4.4%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201611.3% highAug 2026
Labor force6,476Aug 2026
Employment6,191Aug 2026
Unemployed285Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier4.4%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.4%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 20266,4766,1912854.4%
Jul 20266,4736,1742994.6%
Jun 20266,4806,1822984.6%
May 20266,4216,1302914.5%
Apr 20266,4236,1292944.6%
Mar 20266,3196,0312884.6%
Feb 20266,3326,0063265.1%
Jan 20266,2535,9123415.5%
Dec 20256,2825,9743084.9%
Nov 20256,3225,9973255.1%
Sep 20256,3486,0662824.4%
Aug 20256,4526,1702824.4%
Jul 20256,5426,2632794.3%
Jun 20256,5116,2522594.0%
May 20256,4966,2612353.6%
Apr 20256,4426,2162263.5%
Mar 20256,3566,1252313.6%
Feb 20256,3226,0892333.7%
Jan 20256,2966,0662303.7%
Dec 20246,2756,0781973.1%
Nov 20246,3066,0922143.4%
Oct 20246,3756,1592163.4%
Sep 20246,3356,1112243.5%
Aug 20246,4666,2352313.6%
Jul 20246,5726,3402323.5%
Jun 20246,5066,2982083.2%
May 20246,4266,2281983.1%
Apr 20246,3626,1881742.7%
Mar 20246,4196,2211983.1%
Feb 20246,2526,0581943.1%
Jan 20246,1685,9642043.3%
Dec 20236,2496,0521973.2%
Nov 20236,2936,0961973.1%
Oct 20236,4346,2401943.0%
Sep 20236,4246,2102143.3%
Aug 20236,4086,1902183.4%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20256,3976,1342634.1%
20246,3726,1642083.3%
20236,3046,1201842.9%
20225,9755,7941813.0%
20215,7965,5722243.9%
20205,6015,2653366.0%
20195,4485,1712775.1%
20185,5295,2542755.0%
20175,6495,4112384.2%
20165,7085,4272814.9%
20155,9895,6713185.3%
20146,0885,7033856.3%
20136,1255,6924337.1%
20126,0425,5365068.4%
20116,2195,6106099.8%

Tourist tax

Nov 2001
Collections, latest month$0.1KTourist tax collections by month, Dec 1998 to Nov 2001Dec 1998$29.5K highNov 2001
Change on the same month a year earlier-97.0%Nov 2001
Fiscal year to date$0.1KFY2002 to Nov 2001

Florida Department of Revenue, Local Government Tax Distributions by County (Form 4), Tourist Development Tax, retrieved 2026-09-28 | Gulf County sales and visitor spending

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Nov 2001$0.1K-97.0%
Aug 2001$1.11K-87.1%
Apr 2001$11K+13.2%
Feb 2001$11.8K+20.5%
Jan 2001$9.16K+66.4%
Dec 2000$4.49K+1.9%
Nov 2000$4.89K+13.3%
Oct 2000$11.6K+573.5%
Sep 2000$11.3K+68.8%
Aug 2000$8.57K+32.1%
Jul 2000$11.3K-28.4%
Jun 2000$29.5K+5.2%
May 2000$21.3K+12.4%
Apr 2000$9.75K-37.8%
Mar 2000$12.6K+128.5%
Feb 2000$9.76K+92.8%
Jan 2000$5.5K+133.2%
Dec 1999$4.41K+182.0%
Nov 1999$4.31Kn/a
Oct 1999$1.72Kn/a
Sep 1999$6.67Kn/a
Aug 1999$6.49Kn/a
Jul 1999$15.8Kn/a
Jun 1999$28Kn/a
May 1999$19Kn/a
Apr 1999$15.7Kn/a
Mar 1999$5.5Kn/a
Feb 1999$5.06Kn/a
Jan 1999$2.36Kn/a
Dec 1998$1.56Kn/a

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses472New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 201611 highAug 2026
Food service licenses75Aug 2026
Lodging licenses321Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses76Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months17Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months411Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+0.5%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month29Sep 2026

County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, complete data files, retrieved 2026-10-01; 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 Business patterns

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Establishments4052023
Employees, mid March2,7792023
Annual payroll$111M2023
Establishments, change on the year before+4.7%2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging240
2007-DWEL-CLCTlodging55
2010-SEATfood51
2APSalcohol26
2COPalcohol24
2014-MFDVfood22
8COP-SFSalcohol14
2006-CNDO-SNGLlodging10
8COPalcohol7
2003-NAPTlodging4
2001-HOTLlodging3
2006-CNDO-CLCTlodging3
1APSalcohol2
3DPSalcohol2
2002-MOTLlodging2
2005-BNBlodging2
11Calcohol1
2010-NOSTfood1
2014-HTDGfood1
2003-TAPTlodging1
2007-DWEL-GRPlodging1

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

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies374368
Florida profit corporations1116
Florida non-profit corporations2216
Out of state entities registering in Florida49
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

By sector, 2023

County Business Patterns, NAICS sectors. Employment and payroll withheld by the Bureau show blank.

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 23 Construction72313$14.3M
NAICS 44 Retail Trade62565$18.1M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services60686$16.5M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)39168$3.78M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing37103$4.62M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance32404$23.8M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services30160$10.8M
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services1538$1.2M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance1376$4.28M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing1037$1.2M
NAICS 51 Information942$2.36M
NAICS 31 Manufacturing732$1.15M
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade630$817K
NAICS 22 Utilities480$6.5M
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting322$1.28M
NAICS 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation312$212K

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months360Housing units permitted by month, Dec 1999 to Aug 2026Dec 199964 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+24.1%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$105MAug 2026
Units, latest month33Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months360Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table3022025

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
Aug 202633330$9.65M
Jul 202630300$8.68M
Jun 202625250$7.22M
May 202626260$7.58M
Apr 202664640$18.6M
Mar 202636360$10.7M
Feb 202629290$8.59M
Jan 202622220$6.48M
Dec 202522220$6.48M
Nov 202518180$5.35M
Oct 202530300$8.84M
Sep 202525250$7.35M
Aug 202527270$7.97M
Jul 202519190$5.6M
Jun 202518180$5.35M
May 202525250$7.47M
Apr 202528280$8.34M
Mar 202526260$7.14M
Feb 202537370$10.2M
Jan 202527270$7.46M
Dec 202421210$5.74M
Nov 202419190$5.25M
Oct 202423230$6.32M
Sep 202420200$5.5M
Aug 202425250$6.89M
Jul 202437370$13.8M
Jun 202440400$13.3M
May 202418180$4.48M
Apr 202421210$5.38M
Mar 202422220$5.42M
Feb 202420200$5.46M
Jan 202436360$12.2M
Dec 202319190$5.25M
Nov 202321210$5.74M
Oct 202325250$6.89M
Sep 202325250$6.89M

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
20253023020$87.5M
20243023020$89.7M
20232782780$76.5M
20222992990$82.3M
20212932930$80.8M
20202422400$66.3M
20191581580$39.5M
20181481460$36.7M
20171321300$32.7M
201615710750$32.5M
20151041020$23.2M
201492880$26.3M
201373730$17.9M
201247470$12.8M
201145450$10.2M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$7.12B
Total taxable value (non school)$4.15B2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$4.81B2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+3.8%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+9.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$6.86B2025 final roll
New construction value$132M2026 preliminary
Parcels20,1682026 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; 19% 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$369K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months545Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$400KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$4.26B2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$207M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$24.4M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$812M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$858M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$80.3M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$796M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$83.3M2026 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
Residential10,063$4.26B$3.15B$127M10,303+5.1%
Commercial316$207M$164M$97.7Kn/a+3.6%
Industrial47$24.4M$22.2M$480Kn/a+6.5%
Agricultural849$812M$72.8M$274Kn/a-2.3%
Vacant7,156$858M$654M$3.64Mn/a+0.2%
Institutional94$80.3M$10.8M$0n/a-2.3%
Government455$796M$0$25.5Kn/a+9.9%
Other1,188$83.3M$71.4M$192Kn/a-4.8%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units9,362Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199081.0% high2024
Occupied units5,9442020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units3,4182020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households4,8022020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households1,1422020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate80.8%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)23.8%2025
Cost burdened renter households46.5%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%)23.1%2025
Assisted housing developments4Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units163Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$1.19K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$460K2024

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 less17847357
All households30.01-50% AMI296131179
All households50.01-80% AMI539308168
All households80.01-120% AMI53311643
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI3,31269100
Renters30% AMI or less8819124
Renters30.01-50% AMI1083987
Renters50.01-80% AMI6923192
Renters80.01-120% AMI52190
RentersGreater than 120% AMI38600
Owners30% AMI or less9028233
Owners30.01-50% AMI1889292
Owners50.01-80% AMI4707776
Owners80.01-120% AMI4819743
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,92669100

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$55K56
1991$46.5K48
1992$49.8K54
1993$48K82
1994$50.7K102
1995$65K118
1996$65K128
1997$80K178
1998$80.9K173
1999$112K215
2000$125K238
2001$132K257
2002$165K303
2003$185K298
2004$236K405
2005$265K357
2006$193K200
2007$218K182
2008$250K129
2009$192K148

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Pine Ridge125 Venus DrivePort St. Joe5151
Gateway Townhomes of St. Joe905 Clifford Sims DrivePort St. Joe5050
Liberty Manor Apts102 LIBERTY MANOR CIRCLEPort St. Joe3838
Sandcastle WayErine Dr and Hannah Circle and Noah CircleWewahitchka2525
Moss Creek Apts.126 AMY CIRCLEWewahitchka2424

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$187KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$187K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$1.18MFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$1.18MSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-2.8%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$40.1KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$481KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$481KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+6.4%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$137MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+15.4%FY2024
Total expenditures$122MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+11.0%FY2024
Revenues per resident$8.1KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$23.3MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before+60.2%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$187K
Aug 2026$161K
Jul 2026$139K
Jun 2026$118K
May 2026$123K
Apr 2026$89.7K
Mar 2026$39.6K
Feb 2026$25.9K
Jan 2026$32.3K
Dec 2025$93.1K
Nov 2025$70.9K
Oct 2025$99.9K
Sep 2025$162K
Aug 2025$172K
Jul 2025$138K
Jun 2025$134K
May 2025$110K
Apr 2025$75.3K
Mar 2025$26.1K
Feb 2025$62.4K
Jan 2025$69.1K
Dec 2024$73K
Nov 2024$80.1K
Oct 2024$112K
Sep 2024$177K
Aug 2024$170K
Jul 2024$144K
Jun 2024$119K
May 2024$131K
Apr 2024$90.7K
Mar 2024$80.2K
Feb 2024$81.7K
Jan 2024$31.2K
Dec 2023$63.5K
Nov 2023$83.4K
Oct 2023$98.6K

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$40.1K
Aug 2026$40.1K
Jul 2026$40.1K
Jun 2026$39.4K
May 2026$39.4K
Apr 2026$39.4K
Mar 2026$39.4K
Feb 2026$39.4K
Jan 2026$39.4K
Dec 2025$41.6K
Nov 2025$41.6K
Oct 2025$41.6K
Sep 2025$42.8K
Aug 2025$42.8K
Jul 2025$42.8K
Jun 2025$35.2K
May 2025$35.2K
Apr 2025$35.2K
Mar 2025$35.2K
Feb 2025$35.2K
Jan 2025$35.2K
Dec 2024$35.2K
Nov 2024$38.7K
Oct 2024$38.7K
Sep 2024$38.7K
Aug 2024$38.7K
Jul 2024$38.7K
Jun 2024$38.6K
May 2024$38.6K
Apr 2024$38.6K
Mar 2024$38.6K
Feb 2024$38.6K
Jan 2024$38.6K
Dec 2023$38.6K
Nov 2023$38.6K
Oct 2023$38.6K

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$23.3M+60.2%
FY2024$14.5M-7.0%
FY2023$15.6M-12.4%
FY2022$17.8M-8.6%
FY2021$19.5M+19.3%
FY2020$16.4M-13.4%
FY2019$18.9M-7.3%
FY2018$20.4M-6.7%
FY2017$21.8M+38.1%
FY2016$15.8M-3.5%
FY2015$16.4M+41.3%
FY2014$11.6M-4.0%
FY2013$12.1Mn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$28.8M$25.6M+12.5%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$1.2M$1.02M+18.0%
Intergovernmental Revenues$30.6M$26.4M+16.2%
Charges for Services$7.26M$6.92M+5.0%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$180K$130K+38.3%
Miscellaneous Revenues$60.8M$53.7M+13.1%
Other Sources$8.32M$5.08M+63.7%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a
Franchise Fees, Licenses, and Permitsn/an/an/a
Permits, Fees, and Licensesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$62.4M$55.5M+12.3%
Public Safety$13.7M$12M+13.5%
Physical Environment$10.2M$12.6M-19.2%
Transportation$12.4M$7.18M+72.7%
Economic Environment$3.05M$4.76M-35.9%
Human Services$2.75M$2.63M+4.9%
Culture / Recreation$2.19M$2.55M-14.3%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$7.94M$5.16M+54.0%
Court-Related Expenditures$7.27M$7.33M-0.9%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$882MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$962M high2026
Change on a year earlier-8.3%June 30, 2026
Change, real-11.2%June 30, 2026
Branches4June 30, 2026
Institutions3June 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

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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 BankPort Saint Joe Branch202 Marina DrPort St. Joe$717M
Centennial BankWewahitchka Branch125 N Highway 71Wewahitchka$72.4M
Capital City BankPort St. Joe Branch150 Avenue APort St. Joe$52.9M
PeoplesSouth BankPort St Joe Branch529 Cecil G Costin Sr BlvdPort St. Joe$39.8M

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