Bascom (Florida)

Jackson County

12-03725

Bascom is a town in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Florida with 121 inhabitants (as of 2010).

Geography

Bascom is located about 20 km northeast of Marianna and about 110 km north- west of Tallahassee.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 121 inhabitants distributed among 56 households. The population density was 201.7 inh. / Km ². 86.8 % of the population were white and 9.9 % were African American. 3.3% were members of other ethnic groups. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 35.4 % of all households lived in 35.4 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 66.7 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.52 persons and the average family size is 3.22 people.

31.4 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.5% were 20-39 years old, 19.9% ​​were 40-59 years old and 27.3 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 37 years. 47.9 % of the population were male and 52.1% female.

The average annual income was $ 55,625, while 9.8 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 100 % of the population.

Traffic

Larger roads near the Florida State Roads 2 and 71 (each about 5 km). The nearest airport is Dothan Regional Airport ( around 70 km north-west ).

Sons and daughters of the town

• Faye Dunaway, actress, director, producer and screenwriter