Note: Values presented in thousands of dollars.
Illustration A-5
Tourism Development Tax Collections
West Florida Region and State
Thousands of Dollars
2000-01 to 2009-10
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Trade Exports and Imports
As shown in Table A-6a and Table A-6b below, the region’s Trade Exports and Imports are very low and show very little change over the last ten years.
Table A-6a
Trade Exports
West Florida Region and State
Billions of Fixed 2005 Dollars
2001 to 2010
Source: Regional Economic Modeling, Inc. Policy Insight Plus, Florida Counties v1.3.5, Historical Data
Illustration A-6a
Trade Exports
West Florida Region and State
Billions of Fixed 2005 Dollars
2001 to 2010
Table A-6b
Trade Imports
West Florida Region and State
Billions of Fixed 2005 Dollars
2001 to 2010
Source: Regional Economic Modeling, Inc. Policy Insight Plus, Florida Counties v1.3.5, Historical Data
Illustration A-6b
Trade Imports
West Florida Region and State
Billions of Fixed 2005 Dollars
2001 to 2010
xxx.Infrastructure & Growth Leadership
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Population Counts, Estimates and Projections - Florida Statistical Abstract Table 1.20, 1.40
While the population of Florida is set do increase by half in the next thirty years there is only a projected 245 thousand more residents here in the Florida Panhandle. A majority of that growth is set to occur in Bay and Walton Counties. Conversely, very little growth is expected in Holmes County, which is also on the eastern end of the region and quite proximate to both counties expecting large growth numbers.
Table A-7
Population Counts, Estimates and Projections
West Florida Region and State
2000 to 2040
Source: Florida Statistical Abstract, 2006-2011 Editions, Tables 1.20, 1.40
Illustration A-7
Population Counts, Estimates and Projections
West Florida Region and State
2000 to 2040
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Annual Building Permits
According to Table A-8 below, the building permits for the entire State and Region have dropped off drastically after 2005. This economic downturn, known popularly as the Great Recession, is still having effects on the building industry today. A slight bump into the positive direction has been shown in 2010. What is good news for this part of Florida is that almost a third of those new building permits were issued in Florida were issued here in the Region.
Table A-8
Annual Building Permits
West Florida Region and State
Residential Units
2001 to 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual New Privately-Owned Residential Building Permits, Total Units, for Counties in Florida.
http://censtats.census.gov/bldg/bldgprmt.shtml
Illustration A-8
Annual Building Permits
West Florida Region and State
Residential Units
2001 to 2010
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Vehicle Miles Traveled
As shown in Table A-9 below, there are two counties with very high VMT numbers compared to the rest here in the Region. They are Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties. The reason Santa Rosa County has such high VMT is because almost 60% of the County residents have a job in Escambia County. In the same way that Santa Rosa County commutes to Escambia County, the north part of the Escambia County residents drive south to the jobs in Pensacola at the south end of the County.
Table A-9
Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled
West Florida Region and State
Millions of Miles
2001 to 2010
Source: Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Highway Mileage and Travel Report, Summary since 1990.
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