Table 4. The number of mobile homes in Northwest Florida in 1950, 1960, and 

 1970 (U.S. Department of Commerce 1961, 1971). 



County 



1950 



1960 



1970 



Percentage of 

 the county 

 total 



Bay 



Escambia 

 Frankl in 

 Gulf 

 Okaloosa 

 Santa Rosa 

 Wal ton 



168 



238 



7 



8 



164 



27 



12 



987 



1,672 



44 



88 



1,375 



343 



88 



2,577 



3,466 



199 



151 



3,531 



1,166 



465 



19.6 

 5.8 

 5.8 

 4.0 



13.0 

 9.6 

 7.0 



Northwest Florida 



624 



4,597 



11,555 



14.1 



Table 5. The number of residential building pemiits issued in 1975-79 in 

 Northwest Florida and the percentage contribution to the total number of 

 permits issued (Adapted from Thompson et al . 1976, 1978, 1980). 



County 



Number 



Percentage 



Bay 



Escambia 

 Frankl in 

 Gulf 

 Okaloosa 

 Santa Rosa 

 Wal ton 



4,636 



8,706 



480 



105 



3,290 



1,002 



257 



24 

 23 

 16 

 1 

 13 

 10 

 *1 



Northwest Florida 



18,476 



20 



Most of the 76 multi-family units for which permits were issued in Franklin 

 County in 1975-79 were issued in 1979, and most of those were for St. George 

 Island. Less than 1% of the permits issued in Walton and Gulf Counties were 

 for multi-family units. 



Because it is likely that residential development will continue to in- 

 crease in the urban areas and along the beaches of Northwest Florida where 

 there are suitable locations, the percentage of multi-family dwelling units 

 may grow correspondingly, especially in Escambia, Bay, and Okaloosa Counties 

 (Table 5). 



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