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St. Marks

City, Wakulla County. Population 322 (2025), -2.7% on the prior year, +17.5% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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St. Marks

Boundary: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing. 1.96 square miles of land.

Population

2025
Population322Population, April 1, 1979 to 20251979363 high2025
Change since the prior year-2.7%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+17.5%2020 to 2025
Census 20202742020

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
2025322estimate-2.7%
2024331estimate+1.8%
2023325estimate+1.6%
2022320estimate+13.5%
2021282estimate+2.9%
2020274census-24.5%
2019363estimate+31.0%
2018277estimate+0.7%
2017275estimate-3.5%
2016285estimate+1.4%
2015281estimate+0.4%
2014280estimate-1.8%
2013285estimate-0.3%
2012286estimate-1.0%
2011289estimate-1.4%
2010293census-9.3%
2009323estimate0.0%
2008323estimate0.0%
2007323estimate+2.5%
2006315estimate+1.3%
2005311estimate+1.6%
2004306estimate+12.9%
2003271estimate-0.7%
2002273estimate+1.1%
2001270estimate-0.7%
2000272census-9.3%
1999300estimate-2.3%
1998307estimate-0.3%
1997308estimate+3.7%
1996297estimate0.0%
1995297estimate+2.8%
1994289estimate-4.6%
1993303estimate-1.0%
1992306estimate+1.3%
1991302estimaten/a
1989323estimate+2.2%
1988316estimate-0.9%
1987319estimate-1.8%
1986325estimate-0.3%
1985326estimate+6.5%
1984306estimate-1.6%
1983311estimate+2.0%
1982305estimate+13.0%
1981270estimaten/a
1979302estimaten/a

Labor force (county figures)

Aug 2026

County figures, no city estimate published by FloridaCommerce

Unemployment rate (Wakulla County)4.1%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20166.8% highAug 2026
Labor force (Wakulla County)17,910Aug 2026
Employment (Wakulla County)17,171Aug 2026
Unemployed (Wakulla County)739Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier3.7%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.5%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 202617,91017,1717394.1%
Jul 202617,78117,0287534.2%
Jun 202617,88017,1437374.1%
May 202617,75217,0287244.1%
Apr 202618,15317,4047494.1%
Mar 202618,13517,3987374.1%
Feb 202618,19017,4087824.3%
Jan 202618,02917,2098204.5%
Dec 202517,97117,2417304.1%
Nov 202518,14817,3537954.4%
Sep 202518,24417,5826623.6%
Aug 202517,81417,1506643.7%
Jul 202517,90617,2686383.6%
Jun 202517,83917,2415983.4%
May 202517,76017,2195413.0%
Apr 202518,22317,7055182.8%
Mar 202518,08017,5495312.9%
Feb 202518,09517,5485473.0%
Jan 202518,10917,5495603.1%
Dec 202417,92717,4374902.7%
Nov 202418,12517,5875383.0%
Oct 202418,41317,8845292.9%
Sep 202418,21117,6935182.8%
Aug 202417,81417,2605543.1%
Jul 202417,88817,3105783.2%
Jun 202417,72717,2035243.0%
May 202417,56717,1254422.5%
Apr 202417,99717,5784192.3%
Mar 202417,99117,5244672.6%
Feb 202417,97317,5084652.6%
Jan 202417,81317,3194942.8%
Dec 202317,53717,0834542.6%
Nov 202317,74317,2754682.6%
Oct 202317,91917,4284912.7%
Sep 202317,82517,3384872.7%
Aug 202317,38616,8755112.9%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
202518,01717,4006173.4%
202417,95417,4525022.8%
202317,50817,0604482.6%
202216,80916,3924172.5%
202116,01015,5005103.2%
202015,45914,7686914.5%
201915,85715,4084492.8%
201815,50715,0334743.1%
201715,05314,5295243.5%
201614,90414,3115934.0%
201513,94313,2876564.7%
201414,21913,4527675.4%
201313,98813,1138756.3%
201214,00512,9461,0597.6%
201114,55113,3311,2208.4%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses15New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20161 highAug 2026
Food service licenses4Aug 2026
Lodging licenses4Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses7Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months1Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months (postal city)12Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before-33.3%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month2Sep 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

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

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

Establishments, employment and payroll are a ZIP code basis: ZIP codes 32355.

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Establishments (ZIP basis)102023
Employees, mid March (ZIP basis)722023
Annual payroll (ZIP basis)$3.74M2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2COPalcohol3
2010-SEATfood3
2APSalcohol2
1COPalcohol1
7COP-SFSalcohol1
2014-MFDVfood1
2002-MOTLlodging1
2005-BNBlodging1
2006-CNDO-SNGLlodging1
2007-DWEL-CLCTlodging1

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: Saint Marks)

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies1217
Florida profit corporations00
Florida non-profit corporations00
Out of state entities registering in Florida01
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

ZIP Code Business Patterns, 2023

ZIP codes 32355: the ZIP codes whose Census internal point falls inside the city limits. A ZIP code crosses the limits, so this is a ZIP basis, not the city.

ZIP codeEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
323551072$3.74M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$83.2M
Total taxable value (non school)$33.4M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$37.4M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+0.7%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+6.5%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$82.7M2025 final roll
New construction value$925K2026 preliminary
Parcels3572026 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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Qualified sales, last 12 months0Jun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$31.4M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$2.85M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$3.98M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$22.7M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$3.57M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$169K2026 preliminary
Just value, government$17M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$1.51M2026 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
Residential130$31.4M$19M$558K1250.0%
Commercial11$2.85M$2.73M$27.4Kn/a-2.0%
Industrial5$3.98M$3.29M$36.9Kn/a+0.3%
Agricultural60$22.7M$4.03M$168Kn/a+1.7%
Vacant105$3.57M$3.33M$126Kn/a+7.4%
Institutional1$169K$69.6K$0n/a-0.6%
Government27$17M$0$0n/a0.0%
Other18$1.51M$880K$7.8Kn/a-1.3%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units160Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199093.0% high2024
Occupied units1212020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units392020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households1132020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households82020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate93.4%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)33.7%2025
Cost burdened renter households72.7%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%)59.1%2025
Median single family sale price$305K2024

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 less0531
All households30.01-50% AMI1150
All households50.01-80% AMI23155
All households80.01-120% AMI1400
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI7200
Renters30% AMI or less0026
Renters30.01-50% AMI600
Renters50.01-80% AMI660
Renters80.01-120% AMI000
RentersGreater than 120% AMI000
Owners30% AMI or less055
Owners30.01-50% AMI550
Owners50.01-80% AMI1795
Owners80.01-120% AMI1400
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI7200

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1996$70K1
1997$31.5K2
1998n/an/a
1999$87K3
2000$105K4
2001$84.9K4
2002$146K6
2003$102K12
2004$135K9
2005$145K11
2006$119K2
2007$147K5
2008$170K6
2009$124K3
2010$125K5
2011$170K3
2012$160K2
2013$115K4
2014$73K3
2015$202K2

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$1.54KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$1.81K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$11.7KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$11.7KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-21.2%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$2.18KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$26.3KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$26.3KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+0.3%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$2.49MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+106.8%FY2024
Total expenditures$1.24MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before-13.3%FY2024
Revenues per resident$7.53KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$0FY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before-100.0%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$1.54K
Aug 2026$1.57K
Jul 2026$1.41K
Jun 2026$1.38K
May 2026$0.9K
Apr 2026$0.6K
Mar 2026$0.2K
Feb 2026$0.0K
Jan 2026$0.3K
Dec 2025$1.32K
Nov 2025$1.33K
Oct 2025$1.1K
Sep 2025$1.73K
Aug 2025$1.5K
Jul 2025$1.6K
Jun 2025$1.55K
May 2025$1.59K
Apr 2025$1.41K
Mar 2025$0.9K
Feb 2025$0.4K
Jan 2025$0.4K
Dec 2024$1.21K
Nov 2024$1.21K
Oct 2024$1.34K
Sep 2024$1.44K
Aug 2024$1.61K
Jul 2024$1.5K
Jun 2024$1.55K
May 2024$1.57K
Apr 2024$1.31K
Mar 2024$0.9K
Feb 2024$0.6K
Jan 2024$0.3K
Dec 2023$0.6K
Nov 2023$1.39K
Oct 2023$1.31K

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$2.18K
Aug 2026$2.18K
Jul 2026$2.18K
Jun 2026$2.19K
May 2026$2.19K
Apr 2026$2.19K
Mar 2026$2.19K
Feb 2026$2.19K
Jan 2026$2.19K
Dec 2025$2.2K
Nov 2025$2.2K
Oct 2025$2.2K
Sep 2025$2.2K
Aug 2025$2.2K
Jul 2025$2.2K
Jun 2025$2.18K
May 2025$2.18K
Apr 2025$2.18K
Mar 2025$2.18K
Feb 2025$2.18K
Jan 2025$2.18K
Dec 2024$2.18K
Nov 2024$2.19K
Oct 2024$2.19K
Sep 2024$2.19K
Aug 2024$2.19K
Jul 2024$2.19K
Jun 2024$2.19K
May 2024$2.19K
Apr 2024$2.19K
Mar 2024$2.19K
Feb 2024$2.19K
Jan 2024$2.19K
Dec 2023$2.19K
Nov 2023$2.19K
Oct 2023$2.19K

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$0-100.0%
FY2024$16.7K-82.0%
FY2023$92.8K-21.3%
FY2022$118K+9143.6%
FY2021$1.28K-96.7%
FY2020$38.3K-53.0%
FY2019$81.4K-21.5%
FY2018$104K-24.6%
FY2017$137K-18.1%
FY2016$168K-16.9%
FY2015$202K-18.1%
FY2014$247K-6.0%
FY2013$263Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$294K$267K+10.1%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$45.1K$49.8K-9.4%
Intergovernmental Revenues$119K$39.9K+198.5%
Charges for Services$547K$457K+19.6%
Miscellaneous Revenues$1.41M$64.2K+2096.5%
Other Sources$76.8K$327K-76.5%
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)$524K$427K+22.7%
Public Safety$3.98Kn/an/a
Physical Environment$485K$587K-17.4%
Transportation$20.7Kn/an/a
Culture / Recreation$132K$90.4K+45.7%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$76.8K$327K-76.5%
Other Usesn/an/an/a
Economic Environmentn/an/an/a

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