Gadsden County, FL

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2024 Population

43,710

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.4

0.952% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.9%

0.899% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,801

5.98% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$174,900

13.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,901

0.718% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Gadsden County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Gadsden County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gadsden County, FL are Gadsden Technical College (31 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Gadsden County, FL was $174,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.

Most people in Gadsden County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Gadsden County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Gadsden County, FL borders Calhoun County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA, and Seminole County, GA.

United States Florida Tallahassee, FL

Population & Diversity

Gadsden County, FL is home to a population of 43.7k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.74% of Gadsden County, FL residents were born outside of the country (2.51k people).

In 2024, there were 1.67 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.8k people) in Gadsden County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.7k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.31k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Gadsden County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gadsden County, FL was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gadsden County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gadsden County, FL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
22.8k ± 516
White (Non-Hispanic)
13.7k ± 165
Other (Hispanic)
2.31k ± 578

12.5%

Hispanic Population

5.45k people

12.5% of the people in Gadsden County, FL are hispanic (5.45k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gadsden County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

5.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.51k people

4.91%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.14k people

As of 2024, 5.74% of Gadsden County, FL residents (2.51k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gadsden County, FL was 4.91%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gadsden County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
590 ± 144
Gulf War (2001-)
587 ± 209
Gulf War (1990s)
474 ± 220

Gadsden County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gadsden County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Gadsden County, FL employs 15.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gadsden County, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,434 people), Public Administration (2,356 people), and Educational Services (1,481 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($88,730), Finance & Insurance ($58,477), and Public Administration ($55,786).

Employment

Occupations

15.9k

2024 Value

± 1,096

−0.718%

1 Year decline

± 9.75%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gadsden County, FL declined at a rate of −0.718%, from 16k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gadsden County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,936 people), Management Occupations (1,356 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,204 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gadsden County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.9k

2024 Value

± 1,096

−0.718%

1 Year decline

± 9.75%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gadsden County, FL declined at a rate of −0.718%, from 16k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gadsden County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,434 people), Public Administration (2,356 people), and Educational Services (1,481 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gadsden County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Gadsden County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,097

Median earning men ± $3,835

$34,015

Median earning women ± $4,250

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,714), Wholesale Trade ($52,994), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,162).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,146), Public Administration ($53,818), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,531).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

83
Construction
73
Retail Trade
57
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$109k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$78.6k
Construction
$54k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Gadsden County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Gadsden County, FL awarded 31 degrees. The student population of Gadsden County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 55 male students and 59 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gadsden County, FL are Black or African American (29 and 93.5%) and White (2 and 6.45%).

The largest universities in Gadsden County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Gadsden Technical College (31 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gadsden County, FL are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (24 and 77.4%), Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (3 and 9.68%), and Barbering (2 and 6.45%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 114 students enrolled in Gadsden County, FL, 48.2% men and 51.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 97 records, of which 54.6% were women and 45.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
24 degrees awarded
Nail Specialist & Manicurist
1 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Gadsden County, FL was Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Gadsden County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Gadsden Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

31 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Gadsden Technical College with 31 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 19 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gadsden County, FL, which is 1.58 times more than the 12 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 29 degrees mean that there were 14.5 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gadsden County, FL was $174,900 in 2024, which is 0.526 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $154,700 to $174,900, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Gadsden County, FL is 70.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gadsden County, FL have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gadsden County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gadsden County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.42%.

Housing

Property

$174,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,770

$11,926

Median Property Taxes

±$854

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gadsden County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gadsden County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.7%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.7% of the housing units in Gadsden County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gadsden County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,801

Median Household Income

± $4,163

16.9k

Number of Households

± 1,097

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.9k households in Gadsden County, FL grew to $48,801 from the previous year's value of $46,047.

The following chart displays the households in Gadsden County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gadsden County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Worked At Home (9%)
Carpooled (8.24%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Gadsden County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gadsden County, FL have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.9% of the workforce in Gadsden County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gadsden County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gadsden County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gadsden County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gadsden County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.42%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

27.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gadsden County, FL (11.4k out of 40.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gadsden County, FL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 30.2% of the children was living in poverty in Gadsden County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 361 in Gadsden County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 499 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

84.3% of the population of Gadsden County, FL has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gadsden County, FL see 4,371 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,371 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4823 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 664 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,371 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gadsden County, FL

Primary care physicians in Gadsden County, FL see an average of 4,371 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,371 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gadsden County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15.7%

Uninsured

33.4%

Employer Coverage

23.5%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

1.88%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gadsden County, FL declined by 4.05% from 16.4% to 15.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gadsden County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 88.1 in Gadsden County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gadsden County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 44.3% in Gadsden County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gadsden County, FL.