Gilchrist County, FL

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2024 Population

19,040

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.2

1.17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

3.04% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,523

4.02% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$199,900

4.66% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

7,559

0.773% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gilchrist 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.

97.3% of the residents in Gilchrist County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gilchrist County, FL was $199,900, and the homeownership rate was 85.7%.

Most people in Gilchrist County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Gilchrist County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Gilchrist County, FL borders Alachua County, FL, Columbia County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Levy County, FL, and Suwannee County, FL.

United States Florida Gainesville, FL

Population & Diversity

Gilchrist County, FL is home to a population of 19k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.91% of Gilchrist County, FL residents were born outside of the country (745 people).

In 2024, there were 28.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.2k people) in Gilchrist County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 573 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 571 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Gilchrist County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gilchrist County, FL was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gilchrist County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.2k ± 55
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
573 ± 107
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
571 ± 113

8.03%

Hispanic Population

1.53k people

8.03% of the people in Gilchrist County, FL are hispanic (1.53k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gilchrist 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

3.91%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

745 people

4.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

878 people

As of 2024, 3.91% of Gilchrist County, FL residents (745 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 Gilchrist County, FL was 4.75%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
515 ± 151
Gulf War (2001-)
260 ± 107
Gulf War (1990s)
232 ± 99

Gilchrist County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gilchrist County, FL employs 7.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gilchrist County, FL were Retail Trade (962 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (862 people), and Construction (843 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($102,617), Utilities ($90,949), and Finance & Insurance ($74,872).

Employment

Occupations

7.56k

2024 Value

± 739

0.773%

1 Year growth

± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilchrist County, FL grew at a rate of 0.773%, from 7.5k employees to 7.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gilchrist County, FL, are Management Occupations (970 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (804 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (709 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gilchrist 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

7.56k

2024 Value

± 739

0.773%

1 Year growth

± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilchrist County, FL grew at a rate of 0.773%, from 7.5k employees to 7.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gilchrist County, FL, are Retail Trade (962 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (862 people), and Construction (843 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gilchrist County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Gilchrist County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,781

Median earning men ± $6,559

$33,997

Median earning women ± $2,889

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($201,719), Wholesale Trade ($67,083), and Manufacturing ($65,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($103,555), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,658).

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

46
Construction
23
Retail Trade
22
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

$20.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$17.4k
Construction
$8.28k
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 Gilchrist 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gilchrist County, FL was $199,900 in 2024, which is 0.601 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,000 to $199,900, a 4.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Gilchrist County, FL is 85.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gilchrist County, FL have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gilchrist County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gilchrist County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.49%.

Housing

Property

$199,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,091

$6,130

Median Property Taxes

±$583

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 Gilchrist County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.7%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.7% of the housing units in Gilchrist County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gilchrist 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.

$63,523

Median Household Income

± $8,592

7.15k

Number of Households

± 624

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.15k households in Gilchrist County, FL grew to $63,523 from the previous year's value of $61,070.

The following chart displays the households in Gilchrist 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gilchrist 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 (82.3%)
Carpooled (9.31%)
Worked At Home (6.4%)

In 2024, 82.3% of workers in Gilchrist County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.31%) and those who worked at home (6.4%).

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

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gilchrist County, FL have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Gilchrist County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gilchrist County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gilchrist County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.49%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gilchrist County, FL (2.08k out of 18.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gilchrist County, FL is White, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 19.2% of the children was living in poverty in Gilchrist 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 323 in Gilchrist County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 126 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

87.2% of the population of Gilchrist County, FL has health coverage, with 39% on employee plans, 17.2% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 3.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gilchrist County, FL see 2,295 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,295 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3798 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 753 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,295 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gilchrist County, FL

Primary care physicians in Gilchrist County, FL see an average of 2,295 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,295 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.8%

Uninsured

39%

Employer Coverage

17.2%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

3.38%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gilchrist County, FL declined by 15.3% from 15.1% to 12.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gilchrist 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 74.6 in Gilchrist County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gilchrist 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 36.9% in Gilchrist County, FL.

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