Lafayette County, FL

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2023 Population

8,035

0.888% 1-year decline

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.8

2.96% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

17.8%

8.04% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$60,692

4.91% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$131,600

11% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,848

1.96% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Lafayette County, FL had a population of 8.04k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $60,692. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lafayette County, FL declined from 8,107 to 8,035, a −0.888% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,852 to $60,692, a 4.91% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17.5%), White (Hispanic) (7.29%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.19%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.08%).

None of the households in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lafayette County, FL was $131,600, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%.

Most people in Lafayette County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafayette County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Lafayette County, FL borders Dixie County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Madison County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, and Taylor County, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Lafayette County, FL is home to a population of 8.04k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.41% of Lafayette County, FL residents were born outside of the country (435 people).

In 2023, there were 3.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.58k people) in Lafayette County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 586 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

96.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.3% of Lafayette County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette County, FL was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.58k ± 235
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.4k ± 225
White (Hispanic)
586 ± 264

11.9%

Hispanic Population

956 people

11.9% of the people in Lafayette County, FL are hispanic (956 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lafayette 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
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

5.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

435 people

7.23%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

586 people

As of 2023, 5.41% of Lafayette County, FL residents (435 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lafayette County, FL was 7.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
177 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
63 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 19

Lafayette County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lafayette County, FL employs 2.85k people. The largest industries in Lafayette County, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (486 people), Public Administration (381 people), and Construction (298 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($162,901), Manufacturing ($77,434), and Educational Services ($60,436).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.85k

2023 Value

± 450

−1.96%

1 Year decline

± 23.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lafayette County, FL declined at a rate of −1.96%, from 2.91k employees to 2.85k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lafayette County, FL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (309 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (293 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (242 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lafayette 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.

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

2.85k

2023 Value

± 450

−1.96%

1 Year decline

± 23.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lafayette County, FL declined at a rate of −1.96%, from 2.91k employees to 2.85k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafayette County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (486 people), Public Administration (381 people), and Construction (298 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lafayette County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Lafayette County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,115

Median earning men ± $4,715

$27,194

Median earning women ± $2,510

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($93,750), Other Services Except Public Administration ($48,487), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($68,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,521), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($32,566).

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

16
Other Services (except Public Administration)
10
Construction
7
Retail Trade

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$6.65k
Information
$4.41k
Wholesale Trade
$4.13k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lafayette County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 85.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.383%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (85.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.383%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 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

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 Lafayette County, FL was $131,600 in 2023, which is 0.434 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $118,600 to $131,600, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Lafayette County, FL is 81.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lafayette County, FL have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lafayette County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 15.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3%.

Housing

Property

$131,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$26,374

$2,132

Median Property Taxes

±$346

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.4%

Homeownership

2023

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 81.4% of the housing units in Lafayette County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9601

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lafayette 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.

$60,692

Median Household Income

± $5,425

2.62k

Number of Households

± 389

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.62k households in Lafayette County, FL grew to $60,692 from the previous year's value of $57,852.

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 2023

Drove Alone (86.7%)
Carpooled (8.01%)
Worked At Home (2.76%)

In 2023, 86.7% of workers in Lafayette County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.01%) and those who worked at home (2.76%).

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

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lafayette County, FL have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.34% of the workforce in Lafayette County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafayette County, FL (1.17k out of 6.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lafayette County, FL is White, followed by Black 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 2023, 28.2% of the children was living in poverty in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.6%.

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.

Health

89% of the population of Lafayette County, FL has health coverage, with 32.3% on employee plans, 25.1% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.72% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11%

Uninsured

32.3%

Employer Coverage

25.1%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.72%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lafayette County, FL declined by 26.9% from 15.1% to 11%.

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