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Lafayette County, FL

8,035 Population
543.3 square miles 14.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$22,165 ±$2,564 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$60,692 ±$5,425 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

17.8% ±5.9% (1,174  ±388) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

28.9 minutes ±3 (80,375  ±13,359) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,619 ±231 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.2 (6,648  ±28) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.9% ±4% (83  ±58) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,334 ±163 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$131,600 ±$26,374 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7% ±2.1% (557  ±167.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

80% ±6.6% (4,701  ±412.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
7.9% ±2.4% (464  ±143.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.4% (435  ±148) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.3% ±1.8% (477  ±119) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
477 Total veterans ±119 403 Male ±97 74 Female ±64

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