Lafayette County, FL

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2024 Population

8,161

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.3

1.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

1.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,757

3.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$157,200

19.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,721

4.46% 1-year decline

About

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.

94.9% of the residents in Lafayette County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lafayette County, FL was $157,200, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Lafayette County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafayette County, FL was 3 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 8.16k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.84% of Lafayette County, FL residents were born outside of the country (558 people).

In 2024, there were 3.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.49k people) in Lafayette County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.43k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 709 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Lafayette County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette County, FL was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
5.49k ± 224
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.43k ± 257
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
709 ± 225

12.8%

Hispanic Population

1.04k people

12.8% of the people in Lafayette County, FL are hispanic (1.04k people).

The following chart shows the 8 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
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

6.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

558 people

5.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

435 people

As of 2024, 6.84% of Lafayette County, FL residents (558 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 Lafayette County, FL was 5.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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
142 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 41
Gulf War (2001-)
61 ± 68

Lafayette County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lafayette County, FL employs 2.72k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lafayette County, FL were Public Administration (396 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (387 people), and Construction (266 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($86,588), Information ($79,167), and Educational Services ($53,036).

Employment

Occupations

2.72k

2024 Value

± 419

−4.46%

1 Year decline

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lafayette County, FL declined at a rate of −4.46%, from 2.85k employees to 2.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lafayette County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (298 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (253 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (253 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lafayette 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

2.72k

2024 Value

± 419

−4.46%

1 Year decline

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lafayette County, FL declined at a rate of −4.46%, from 2.85k employees to 2.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafayette County, FL, are Public Administration (396 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (387 people), and Construction (266 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

$48,736

Median earning men ± $2,935

$30,712

Median earning women ± $4,578

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($86,791), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,776), and Manufacturing ($41,333).

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

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.

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

$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 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 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

Voting results are not available for Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, FL was $157,200 in 2024, which is 0.472 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $131,600 to $157,200, a 19.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lafayette County, FL is 77.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lafayette County, FL have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lafayette County, FL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.29%.

Housing

Property

$157,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,379

$2,031

Median Property Taxes

±$315

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

77.2%

Homeownership

2024

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.2% of the housing units in Lafayette County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lafayette 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.

$62,757

Median Household Income

± $7,041

2.63k

Number of Households

± 382

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.63k households in Lafayette County, FL grew to $62,757 from the previous year's value of $60,692.

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.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (80.3%)
Carpooled (9.11%)
Other (5.06%)

In 2024, 80.3% of workers in Lafayette County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.11%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.06%).

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 Lafayette County, FL have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.58% 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

3 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 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.29%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafayette County, FL (1.17k out of 6.67k 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 < 5 and then Males 65 - 74.

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 2025, 25.9% of the children was living in poverty in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.9%.

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 199 in Lafayette County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 16.9 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

90.5% of the population of Lafayette County, FL has health coverage, with 31.5% on employee plans, 24.4% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 1.52% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lafayette County, FL see 8,382 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (8,382 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4039 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

8,382 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lafayette County, FL

Primary care physicians in Lafayette County, FL see an average of 8,382 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (8,382 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

9.5%

Uninsured

31.5%

Employer Coverage

24.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

1.52%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lafayette County, FL declined by 13.7% from 11% to 9.5%.

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.