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Holley, Florida.

A community in Santa Rosa County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Santa Rosa County’s.

Living in Holley, Santa Rosa County, Florida

Holley, in Santa Rosa County, had 2,484 people in the 2020 census. 83% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 17% are rented. Unemployment in Santa Rosa County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 2.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Santa Rosa County work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 2,484 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Holley for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.8% Santa Rosa County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 83% lived in by their owners; 17% rented
  • 924households
  • 26%of adults have a degree
  • 8%below the poverty line
  • 42 mintypical commute
  • 18%work from home

What people in Santa Rosa County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Professional and business services12%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Building trades9%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Santa Rosa County had 44,562 jobs in 2025, 2.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 63° and 41°; warmest in July, 91° and 74° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 63° 41° F M A M J J 91° 74° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 63° and 41°; warmest in July, 91° and 74° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 63° 41° F M A M J J 91° 74° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 63° and lows near 41°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 74°. About 64 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Chactaw Nolf Milton weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest employers in Santa Rosa County

  1. Federal Military3,327
  2. Santa Rosa County School District3,148
  3. Federal Government1,682
  4. Wal-Mart Stores1,500
  5. State Government1,330
  6. Santa Rosa County Government1,157
  7. Publix1,071
  8. Baptist Healthcare Systems647

From Santa Rosa County’s annual financial report for 2025, its schedule of principal employers (its source: “Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office”), as Florida’s Auditor General publishes it: the report. Employees as the report counts them.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesRelatively high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. Coastal floodingRelatively moderate
  4. TornadoesRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  6. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Holley’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Santa Rosa County.