Live Oak, FL

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2023 Population

6,901

1.32% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.9

1.07% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

17.5%

9.17% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$53,578

22.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$158,200

16.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,303

14.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Live Oak, FL had a population of 6.9k people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $53,578. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Live Oak, FL grew from 6,811 to 6,901, a 1.32% increase and its median household income grew from $43,664 to $53,578, a 22.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Live Oak, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Other (Hispanic) (4.54%), and White (Hispanic) (3.06%).

None of the households in Live Oak, 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.

97.9% of the residents in Live Oak, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Live Oak, FL are Riveroak Technical College (165 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Live Oak, FL was $158,200, and the homeownership rate was 52.2%.

Most people in Live Oak, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Live Oak, FL was 3 cars per household.

United States Florida Suwannee County, FL Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, & Taylor Counties PUMA, FL

Population & Diversity

Live Oak, FL is home to a population of 6.9k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.1% of Live Oak, FL residents were born outside of the country (283 people).

In 2023, there were 1.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Live Oak, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 983 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.9% of Live Oak, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Live Oak, FL was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Live Oak, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.07k ± 514
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.12k ± 397
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
983 ± 461

10.5%

Hispanic Population

727 people

10.5% of the people in Live Oak, FL are hispanic (727 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

4.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

283 people

2.53%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

172 people

As of 2023, 4.1% of Live Oak, FL residents (283 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 Live Oak, FL was 2.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 103
Vietnam
87 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 83

Live Oak, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Live Oak, FL employs 3.3k people. The largest industries in Live Oak, FL are Retail Trade (551 people), Manufacturing (529 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (528 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,289), Educational Services ($48,875), and Construction ($44,286).

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

3.3k

2023 Value

± 678

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Live Oak, FL grew at a rate of 14.8%, from 2.88k employees to 3.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Live Oak, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (465 people), Sales & Related Occupations (357 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (354 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Live Oak, 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

3.3k

2023 Value

± 678

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Live Oak, FL grew at a rate of 14.8%, from 2.88k employees to 3.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Live Oak, FL, are Retail Trade (551 people), Manufacturing (529 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (528 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Live Oak, FL, though some of these residents may live in Live Oak, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,828

Median earning men ± $12,421

$30,110

Median earning women ± $6,977

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,652), Construction ($43,884), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,107).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,730), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,750), and Retail Trade ($21,888).

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.

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 Live Oak, 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

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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

In 2022, universities in Live Oak, FL awarded 165 degrees. The student population of Live Oak, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 71 male students and 116 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Live Oak, FL are White (104 and 63%), followed by Black or African American (36 and 21.8%), Hispanic or Latino (25 and 15.2%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Live Oak, FL by number of degrees awarded are Riveroak Technical College (165 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Live Oak, FL are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (39 and 23.6%), Phlebotamy Technician (31 and 18.8%), and Welding Technology (17 and 10.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 187 students enrolled in Live Oak, FL, 38% men and 62% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 90 records, of which 48.9% were women and 51.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Electrician
13 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
17 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
14 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Live Oak, FL was Electrician with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Live Oak, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Riveroak Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

165 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Riveroak Technical College with 165 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 41 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Live Oak, FL, which is 0.331 times less than the 124 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 104 degrees mean that there were 2.89 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 36 degrees awarded.

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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

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 Live Oak, FL was $158,200 in 2023, which is 0.521 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $136,100 to $158,200, a 16.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Live Oak, FL is 52.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Live Oak, FL have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Live Oak, FL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$158,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$49,976

$1,243

Median Property Taxes

±$361

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 Live Oak, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

52.2%

Homeownership

2023

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 52.2% of the housing units in Live Oak, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Live Oak, 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 9701
Census Tract 9702

The following map shows all of the places in Live Oak, 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.

$53,578

Median Household Income

± $11,722

2.38k

Number of Households

± 498

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.38k households in Live Oak, FL grew to $53,578 from the previous year's value of $43,664.

The following chart displays the households in Live Oak, 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 Live Oak, 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 (86.6%)
Carpooled (6.58%)
Worked At Home (3.11%)

In 2023, 86.6% of workers in Live Oak, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.58%) and those who worked at home (3.11%).

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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Live Oak, FL have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.08% of the workforce in Live Oak, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Live Oak, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Live Oak, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Live Oak, FL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Live Oak, FL (1.13k out of 6.43k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Live Oak, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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

91.1% of the population of Live Oak, FL has health coverage, with 34.4% on employee plans, 25.5% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 17.9% on non-group plans, and 1.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Suwannee County, FL see 7475 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.9% decrease from the previous year (8883 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1202 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Suwannee County, FL.

7,475 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Suwannee County, FL

Primary care physicians in Suwannee County, FL see an average of 7,475 patients per year. This represents a 15.9% decrease from the previous year (8,883 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.92%

Uninsured

34.4%

Employer Coverage

25.5%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

17.9%

Non-Group

1.37%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Live Oak, FL declined by 5.54% from 9.45% to 8.92%.

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

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