About Hosford

Hosford is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,526 people and just one neighborhood, Hosford is the 434th largest community in Florida.

When you are in Hosford, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.1% of Hosford's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Hosford is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hosford who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.45%), business and financial occupations (7.48%), and sales jobs (5.99%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Hosford are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Hosford, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.45 minutes every day commuting to work.

Hosford is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Hosford isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.58% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Hosford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Hosford Information and Demographics

Hosford ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.81% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Hosford in 2000 was $20,140, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,560 for a family of four.

The people who call Hosford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hosford is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hosford include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Hosford is English.