Sneads, Florida

Sneads, Florida
Town
Location in Jackson County and the state of Florida Location in Jackson County and the state of Florida
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	4.6 sq mi (12 km2)
• Land	4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	118 ft (36 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,919
• Density	417.2/sq mi (159.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	32460
Area code(s)	850
FIPS code	12-66725
GNIS feature ID	0291299

Sneads is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,849 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sneads is located at (30.709836, -84.925869).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km²), of which 4.4 square miles (11 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (4.54%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	368		—
1910	506		37.5%
1920	492		−2.8%
1930	637		29.5%
1940	727		14.1%
1950	1,074		47.7%
1960	1,399		30.3%
1970	1,550		10.8%
1980	1,690		9.0%
1990	1,746		3.3%
2000	1,919		9.9%
2010	1,849		−3.6%
Est. 2014	1,781		−3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,919 people, 796 households, and 554 families residing in the town. The population density was 434.0 inhabitants per square mile (167.6/km²). There were 887 housing units at an average density of 200.6 per square mile (77.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.05% White, 16.78% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 1.93% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.34% of the population.

There were 796 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,690, and the median income for a family was $37,162. Males had a median income of $25,917 versus $23,674 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,113. About 11.2% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.