Gadsden County, FL

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2022 Population

43,746

1.1% 1-year decline

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.9

0.48% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

25.5%

5.38% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$45,721

7.17% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$137,300

30% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Gadsden County, FL had a population of 43.7k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $45,721. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Gadsden County, FL declined from 44,233 to 43,746, a −1.1% decrease and its median household income grew from $42,661 to $45,721, a 7.17% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gadsden County, FL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (54.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (31.7%), Other (Hispanic) (3.73%), White (Hispanic) (3.44%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.55%).

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.

97% of the residents in Gadsden County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gadsden County, FL are Gadsden Technical College (19 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Gadsden County, FL was $137,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

Most people in Gadsden County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 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.

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Population & Diversity

Gadsden County, FL is home to a population of 43.7k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.71% of Gadsden County, FL residents were born outside of the country (2.06k people).

In 2022, there were 1.72 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.9k people) in Gadsden County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.63k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97%

2022 Citizenship

96.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97% of Gadsden County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Gadsden County, FL was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
23.9k ± 380
White (Non-Hispanic)
13.9k ± 127
Other (Hispanic)
1.63k ± 595

11.1%

Hispanic Population

4.87k people

11.1% of the people in Gadsden County, FL are hispanic (4.87k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gadsden County, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.71%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

5.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.24k people

As of 2022, 4.71% of Gadsden County, FL residents (2.06k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gadsden County, FL was 5.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
736 ± 172
Gulf War (2001-)
416 ± 160
Gulf War (1990s)
253 ± 125

Gadsden County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gadsden County, FL employs 16.5k people. The largest industries in Gadsden County, FL are Public Administration (2,482 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,479 people), and Educational Services (1,684 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($67,917), Finance & Insurance ($56,026), and Wholesale Trade ($51,120).

Employment

Occupations

16.5k

2022 Value

± 1,102

−2.13%

1 Year decline

± 9.61%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Gadsden County, FL declined at a rate of −2.13%, from 16.8k employees to 16.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gadsden County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,889 people), Management Occupations (1,477 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,414 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gadsden County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.5k

2022 Value

± 1,102

−2.13%

1 Year decline

± 9.61%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Gadsden County, FL declined at a rate of −2.13%, from 16.8k employees to 16.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gadsden County, FL, are Public Administration (2,482 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,479 people), and Educational Services (1,684 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

$39,285

Median earning men ± $2,710

$30,949

Median earning women ± $1,975

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($57,667), Wholesale Trade ($51,406), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,402).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,807), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,709), and Public Administration ($45,297).

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.

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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Gadsden County, FL went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 68% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.404%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott 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 28 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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (68%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.404%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Gadsden County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

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

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Gadsden County, FL awarded 19 degrees. The student population of Gadsden County, FL in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 30 male students and 24 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gadsden County, FL are Black or African American (16 and 84.2%), followed by White (3 and 15.8%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Gadsden County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Gadsden Technical College (19 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gadsden County, FL are Barbering (8 and 42.1%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (3 and 15.8%), and Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (3 and 15.8%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gadsden County, FL was $137,300 in 2022, which is 0.487 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $105,600 to $137,300, a 30% increase. The homeownership rate in Gadsden County, FL is 73.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Gadsden County, FL have an average commute time of 30.1 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.

Median household income in Gadsden County, FL is $45,721. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Gadsden County, FL was Census Tract 201.01 with a value of $63,049, followed by Census Tract 206 and Census Tract 208, with respective values of $58,059 and $47,969.

Property

$137,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$19,404

$11,728

Median Property Taxes

±$823

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

73.8%

Homeownership

2022

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.8% of the housing units in Gadsden County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 201.01
Census Tract 206
Census Tract 208

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Gadsden County, FL was Census Tract 201.01 with a value of $63,049, followed by Census Tract 206 and Census Tract 208, with respective values of $58,059 and $47,969.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Gadsden County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$45,721

Median Household Income

± $2,564

15.9k

Number of Households

± 991

In 2022, the median household income of the 15.9k households in Gadsden County, FL grew to $45,721 from the previous year's value of $42,661.

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.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (82%)
Carpooled (8%)
Worked At Home (7.79%)

In 2022, 82% of workers in Gadsden County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8%) and those who worked at home (7.79%).

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

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gadsden County, FL have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% 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

Poverty & Diversity

25.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gadsden County, FL (10.5k out of 40.9k 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 Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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.

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.

Health

85.8% of the population of Gadsden County, FL has health coverage, with 34% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 2.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gadsden County, FL see 4116 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.86% decrease from the previous year (4566 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4371 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 662 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,116 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gadsden County, FL

Primary care physicians in Gadsden County, FL see an average of 4,116 patients per year. This represents a 9.86% decrease from the previous year (4,566 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.2%

Uninsured

34%

Employer Coverage

23.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

2.02%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gadsden County, FL declined by 2.55% from 14.5% to 14.2%.

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 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 57.8 in Gadsden County, FL.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 43% in Gadsden County, FL.

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