Apalachicola, Florida Statistic: Population, Charts, Map, Steets and More

In Apalachicola City, Florida, the population is largely White. The city's population is ranked #2 for the proportion of White people, with Carrabelle topping the list. The Native population of the city is minimal. Despite its large number of foreign-born residents, Apalachicola is considered a very small city, with only 6.3% of its people being Native.

The Chestnut Street Cemetery is the oldest burying ground in the city, and is home to more than 540 marked graves and unmarked ones. Tombstones range from simple vertical slabs from the 1830s to elaborate marble monuments. Other graves are marked with wooden crosses or a blanket of shells with no names. Civil War veterans were marked with wooden crosses in 1912.

The Civil War did a lot to smother Apalachicola's economy. While the area was briefly revived by the cotton trade, the city's economic situation remained stagnant for another decade. In the late 1800s, however, the city's lumber industry began to flourish. Apalachicola remained a center for fishing, but the city has since become a hub for the eco-tourism industry.

The population of Apalachicola is almost entirely white. In fact, 98.4% of residents are U.S. citizens. The median property value in Apalachicola was $156,000, and 61.7% of the city's residents were homeowners. In addition, most residents commuted alone to work, with the average commute time of 18.8 minutes. There were 2 cars per household. Apalachicola has 2.51k people, with 4.38% being foreign-born.