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Crescent City

City, Putnam County. Population 1,715 (2025), +0.8% on the prior year, +3.7% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Crescent City

Boundary: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing. 2.07 square miles of land.

Population

2025
Population1,715Population, April 1, 1979 to 202519791.9k high2025
Change since the prior year+0.8%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+3.7%2020 to 2025
Census 20201,6542020

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
20251,715estimate+0.8%
20241,702estimate+0.7%
20231,690estimate-0.1%
20221,692estimate+1.8%
20211,662estimate+0.5%
20201,654census+4.5%
20191,583estimate+1.9%
20181,553estimate-0.1%
20171,555estimate+0.8%
20161,543estimate+0.2%
20151,540estimate+1.3%
20141,520estimate+0.1%
20131,518estimate-0.3%
20121,522estimate-0.1%
20111,524estimate-3.4%
20101,577census-8.5%
20091,724estimate-1.0%
20081,742estimate-2.0%
20071,778estimate-0.5%
20061,787estimate+0.2%
20051,784estimate-0.2%
20041,787estimate-1.5%
20031,815estimate+1.7%
20021,785estimate-0.3%
20011,790estimate+0.8%
20001,776census-2.7%
19991,825estimate-1.1%
19981,845estimate+0.1%
19971,843estimate-0.2%
19961,847estimate+0.2%
19951,843estimate-1.0%
19941,862estimate+0.9%
19931,846estimate+0.2%
19921,843estimate-0.8%
19911,857estimaten/a
19891,690estimate-0.7%
19881,702estimate+0.3%
19871,697estimate+1.7%
19861,669estimate-1.1%
19851,687estimate+2.4%
19841,647estimate-2.8%
19831,694estimate-0.4%
19821,701estimate-1.2%
19811,722estimaten/a
19791,697estimaten/a

Labor force (county figures)

Aug 2026

County figures, no city estimate published by FloridaCommerce

Unemployment rate (Putnam County)5.6%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201612.1% highAug 2026
Labor force (Putnam County)29,865Aug 2026
Employment (Putnam County)28,198Aug 2026
Unemployed (Putnam County)1,667Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.2%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+1.5%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 202629,86528,1981,6675.6%
Jul 202629,48827,7831,7055.8%
Jun 202629,77928,0951,6845.7%
May 202629,77128,1221,6495.5%
Apr 202629,72828,0561,6725.6%
Mar 202629,52827,9101,6185.5%
Feb 202629,75227,9501,8026.1%
Jan 202629,51527,6401,8756.4%
Dec 202529,50627,8021,7045.8%
Nov 202529,76627,9141,8526.2%
Sep 202529,79128,2071,5845.3%
Aug 202529,41427,8731,5415.2%
Jul 202529,12627,6221,5045.2%
Jun 202529,29427,8551,4394.9%
May 202529,24127,9821,2594.3%
Apr 202529,06027,8451,2154.2%
Mar 202528,96227,7211,2414.3%
Feb 202528,78427,5331,2514.3%
Jan 202528,80027,5121,2884.5%
Dec 202428,77627,6351,1414.0%
Nov 202428,90927,6011,3084.5%
Oct 202429,17627,8961,2804.4%
Sep 202429,40328,1481,2554.3%
Aug 202429,45528,1011,3544.6%
Jul 202429,41128,0401,3714.7%
Jun 202429,04027,7851,2554.3%
May 202428,91327,8261,0873.8%
Apr 202428,92627,8941,0323.6%
Mar 202428,86427,7251,1393.9%
Feb 202428,77127,6031,1684.1%
Jan 202428,78127,6021,1794.1%
Dec 202328,77327,7121,0613.7%
Nov 202328,75827,6541,1043.8%
Oct 202329,13127,9511,1804.1%
Sep 202328,95127,7921,1594.0%
Aug 202328,90627,6861,2204.2%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
202529,24927,8061,4434.9%
202429,03527,8211,2144.2%
202328,54727,4521,0953.8%
202227,80026,6711,1294.1%
202128,02326,3401,6836.0%
202026,81324,6282,1858.1%
201926,90925,7591,1504.3%
201827,12725,8201,3074.8%
201727,42425,9581,4665.3%
201627,53325,8081,7256.3%
201527,24125,1412,1007.7%
201427,81425,2902,5249.1%
201328,08925,0353,05410.9%
201228,74125,2283,51312.2%
201129,69825,8393,85913.0%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses47New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20161 highAug 2026
Food service licenses20Aug 2026
Lodging licenses11Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses16Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months5Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months (postal city)96Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+24.7%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month2Sep 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: Crescent City, 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
2010-SEATfood12
2APSalcohol7
2014-MFDVfood6
2003-NAPTlodging4
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging4
2COPalcohol3
1APSalcohol2
5COPalcohol2
5COP-SFSalcohol2
2010-NOSTfood2
2002-MOTLlodging2
2006-CNDO-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 (postal city: Crescent City)

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies8968
Florida profit corporations56
Florida non-profit corporations13
Out of state entities registering in Florida10
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

Building permits

Dec 2014
Housing units permitted, last 12 months0Housing units permitted by month, Aug 2013 to Dec 2014Aug 20131 highDec 2014
Permit valuation, last 12 months$0Dec 2014
Units, latest month0Dec 2014
Single family units, last 12 months0Dec 2014
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Dec 2014
Units, latest annual table02021

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
Dec 2014000$0
Nov 2014000$0
Oct 2014000$0
Sep 2014000$0
Aug 2014000$0
Jul 2014000$0
Jun 2014000$0
May 2014000$0
Apr 2014000$0
Mar 2014000$0
Feb 2014000$0
Jan 2014000$0
Dec 2013000$0
Nov 2013110$80K
Oct 2013000$0
Sep 2013000$0
Aug 2013000$0

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
2021000$0
2020000$0
2019110$250K
2018220$765K
2017110$65K
2016000$0
2015000$0
2014000$0
2013110$80K
1984000$0
1983220$78.7K
1982110$17.7K
1981440$130K
1980990$250K

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$221M
Total taxable value (non school)$119M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$138M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+1.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+10.5%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$218M2025 final roll
New construction value$953K2026 preliminary
Parcels1,4622026 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 2010 block groups; 22% 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$133K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months35Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$250KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$135M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$25.7M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$2.13M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$9.05M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$10.6M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$9.97M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$18M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$9.81M2026 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
Residential773$135M$75.1M$948K854-0.3%
Commercial67$25.7M$22.2M$0n/a+1.0%
Industrial7$2.13M$2.04M$0n/a+11.8%
Agricultural67$9.05M$1.65M$4.54Kn/a+0.4%
Vacant435$10.6M$7.3M$0n/a+6.4%
Institutional28$9.97M$2.59M$0n/a+6.8%
Government23$18M$927K$0n/a+3.7%
Other62$9.81M$7.3M$0n/a+1.5%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units796Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199063.0% high2024
Occupied units6722020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units1242020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households3912020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households2812020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate58.2%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)40.2%2025
Cost burdened renter households42.2%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%)20.1%2025
Assisted housing developments4Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units154Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.8K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$170K2024

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 less225989
All households30.01-50% AMI572424
All households50.01-80% AMI94354
All households80.01-120% AMI48320
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI19448
Renters30% AMI or less222245
Renters30.01-50% AMI481113
Renters50.01-80% AMI49310
Renters80.01-120% AMI400
RentersGreater than 120% AMI4400
Owners30% AMI or less03744
Owners30.01-50% AMI91311
Owners50.01-80% AMI4544
Owners80.01-120% AMI44320
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI15048

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1996$45K23
1997$50K25
1998$41.8K26
1999$43.4K22
2000$67.1K23
2001$57K29
2002$56K28
2003$59.5K34
2004$75K47
2005$87K31
2006$134K31
2007$100K16
2008$85K11
2009$85K14
2010$100K11
2011$72.5K9
2012$72K7
2013$77.5K12
2014$65K11
2015$76K14

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Smith Thomas Inc.849 BAY LANECrescent City5252
Lakeview Grove701 Walnut StreetCrescent City3636
Oakwood Grove Apts627 GUNBY CT.Crescent City3636
Crescent Lakes Apts840 OAKWOOD STREETCrescent City3030

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$8.39KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$11.7K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$96.4KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$96.4KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before+0.6%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$5.88KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$69.9KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$69.9KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+0.2%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$6.33MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+7.9%FY2024
Total expenditures$5.06MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+10.7%FY2024
Revenues per resident$3.72KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$1.31MFY2024
Long-term debt, change on the year before-6.8%FY2024

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$8.39K
Aug 2026$8.8K
Jul 2026$7.36K
Jun 2026$8.59K
May 2026$9.26K
Apr 2026$7.71K
Mar 2026$7.57K
Feb 2026$8.93K
Jan 2026$7K
Dec 2025$7.66K
Nov 2025$7.54K
Oct 2025$7.64K
Sep 2025$8.03K
Aug 2025$8.66K
Jul 2025$8.19K
Jun 2025$8.56K
May 2025$8.87K
Apr 2025$7.92K
Mar 2025$7.7K
Feb 2025$7.21K
Jan 2025$8.02K
Dec 2024$7.53K
Nov 2024$7.32K
Oct 2024$7.81K
Sep 2024$7.97K
Aug 2024$8.22K
Jul 2024$8.51K
Jun 2024$6.65K
May 2024$8.88K
Apr 2024$8.07K
Mar 2024$4.36K
Feb 2024$7.74K
Jan 2024$8.5K
Dec 2023$8.37K
Nov 2023$8.01K
Oct 2023$7.65K

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$5.88K
Aug 2026$5.88K
Jul 2026$5.88K
Jun 2026$5.79K
May 2026$5.79K
Apr 2026$5.79K
Mar 2026$5.79K
Feb 2026$5.79K
Jan 2026$5.79K
Dec 2025$5.84K
Nov 2025$5.84K
Oct 2025$5.84K
Sep 2025$5.98K
Aug 2025$5.98K
Jul 2025$5.98K
Jun 2025$5.74K
May 2025$5.74K
Apr 2025$5.74K
Mar 2025$5.74K
Feb 2025$5.74K
Jan 2025$5.74K
Dec 2024$5.74K
Nov 2024$5.8K
Oct 2024$5.8K
Sep 2024$5.8K
Aug 2024$5.8K
Jul 2024$5.8K
Jun 2024$6.05K
May 2024$6.05K
Apr 2024$6.05K
Mar 2024$6.05K
Feb 2024$6.05K
Jan 2024$6.05K
Dec 2023$6.05K
Nov 2023$6.05K
Oct 2023$6.05K

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
FY2024$1.31M-6.8%
FY2023$1.4M-6.2%
FY2022$1.5M-5.6%
FY2021$1.59M-5.2%
FY2020$1.67M-8.9%
FY2019$1.84M0.0%
FY2018$1.84M-4.1%
FY2017$1.91M-2.9%
FY2016$1.97M-2.8%
FY2015$2.03M-3.8%
FY2014$2.11M-3.6%
FY2013$2.18Mn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$1.69M$1.43M+17.7%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$184K$178K+3.1%
Intergovernmental Revenues$1.73M$1.68M+3.2%
Charges for Services$2.03M$2.13M-4.4%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$2.02K$1.77K+14.1%
Miscellaneous Revenues$347K$289K+20.2%
Other Sources$340K$155K+119.8%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/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)$1.82M$1.71M+6.7%
Public Safety$200K$176K+13.7%
Physical Environment$1.95M$1.95M-0.3%
Transportation$416K$248K+67.7%
Economic Environment$245K$217K+13.0%
Culture / Recreation$87.1K$113K-22.9%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$340K$155K+119.8%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits (offices reporting this city)$65.8MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$118M high2026
Change on a year earlier-3.9%June 30, 2026
Change, real-6.8%June 30, 2026
Branches1June 30, 2026
Institutions1June 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 Crescent City.

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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
SouthState Bank, National AssociationCrescent City Branch500 N Summit StCrescent City$65.8M

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