Gifford, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,668
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
31.7
5.09% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
42%
19.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$33,175
19.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$236,000
8.99% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,930
23.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gifford, 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.

88.8% of the residents in Gifford, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gifford, FL are Treasure Coast Technical College (130 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Gifford, FL was $236,000, and the homeownership rate was 51.2%.

Most people in Gifford, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Gifford, FL was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gifford, FL is home to a population of 4.67k people, from which 88.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.4% of Gifford, FL residents were born outside of the country (625 people).

In 2024, there were 5.41 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.42k people) in Gifford, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 632 White (Non-Hispanic) and 272 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.8%
2024 Citizenship
83.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.8% of Gifford, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gifford, FL was 83.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gifford, FL
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.42k ± 637
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    632 ± 272
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    272 ± 224
12.1%
Hispanic Population
564 people

In 2024, there were 5.41 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.42k people) in Gifford, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 632 White (Non-Hispanic) and 272 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.1% of the people in Gifford, FL are hispanic (564 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
625 people
19.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
889 people

As of 2024, 13.4% of Gifford, FL residents (625 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 Gifford, FL was 19.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    99 ± 95
  2. Vietnam
    6 ± 23

Gifford, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 16.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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Economy

The economy of Gifford, FL employs 1.93k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gifford, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (506 people), Retail Trade (222 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (148 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($212,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,222), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($42,679).

Employment

Occupations

1.93k
2024 Value
± 455
23.1%
1 Year growth
± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gifford, FL grew at a rate of 23.1%, from 1.57k employees to 1.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gifford, FL, are Healthcare Support Occupations (246 people), Sales & Related Occupations (231 people), and Material Moving Occupations (198 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gifford, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.93k
2024 Value
± 455
23.1%
1 Year growth
± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gifford, FL grew at a rate of 23.1%, from 1.57k employees to 1.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gifford, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (506 people), Retail Trade (222 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gifford, FL, though some of these residents may live in Gifford, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$30,208
Median earning men ± $12,855
$28,036
Median earning women ± $8,516

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($213,438), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,232), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($38,676).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($42,746), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($27,893).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Gifford, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Gifford, FL awarded 130 degrees. The student population of Gifford, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 34 male students and 53 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gifford, FL are Black or African American (52 and 40%), White (44 and 33.8%), Hispanic or Latino (31 and 23.8%), and Two or More Races (2 and 1.54%).

The largest universities in Gifford, FL by number of degrees awarded are Treasure Coast Technical College (130 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gifford, FL are Phlebotamy Technician (35 and 26.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (23 and 17.7%), and Welding Technology (22 and 16.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 87 students enrolled in Gifford, FL, 39.1% men and 60.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 35 records, of which 60% were women and 40% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Phlebotamy Technician
    35 degrees awarded
  2. Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
    23 degrees awarded
  3. Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
    6 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Gifford, FL was Phlebotamy Technician with 35 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Treasure Coast Technical College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
130 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Treasure Coast Technical College with 130 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 35 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gifford, FL, which is 0.368 times less than the 95 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 52 degrees mean that there were 1.18 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 44 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gifford, FL was $236,000 in 2024, which is 0.709 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $259,300 to $236,000, a 8.99% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gifford, FL is 51.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gifford, FL have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gifford, FL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$236,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,491
$862
Median Property Taxes
±$257

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 Gifford, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

51.2%
Homeownership
2024
79.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.2% of the housing units in Gifford, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$33,175
Median Household Income
± $7,135
1.68k
Number of Households
± 372

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.68k households in Gifford, FL grew to $33,175 from the previous year's value of $27,765.

The following chart displays the households in Gifford, 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 - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gifford, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.3%)
  2. Carpooled (9.25%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.15%)

In 2024, 75.3% of workers in Gifford, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.25%) and those who worked at home (6.15%).

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.

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Commute Time

16.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gifford, FL have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Gifford, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gifford, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gifford, FL have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gifford, FL (1.95k out of 4.65k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gifford, FL is Black, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

78.5% of the population of Gifford, FL has health coverage, with 22.7% on employee plans, 35.1% on Medicaid, 7.07% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 0.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.3% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

21.5%
Uninsured
22.7%
Employer Coverage
35.1%
Medicaid
7.07%
Medicare
13%
Non-Group
0.6%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gifford, FL grew by 5.03% from 20.4% to 21.5%.

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

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