Lafayette County, FL

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2022 Population

8,107

2.83% 1-year decline

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.6

0.246% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

19.3%

29.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$57,852

2.47% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$118,600

15.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lafayette County, FL had a population of 8.11k people with a median age of 40.6 and a median household income of $57,852. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lafayette County, FL declined from 8,343 to 8,107, a −2.83% decrease and its median household income grew from $56,458 to $57,852, a 2.47% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.6%), White (Hispanic) (8.46%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.82%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.75%).

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.

96.8% of the residents in Lafayette County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lafayette County, FL was $118,600, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Lafayette County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.3 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 8.11k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 7.23% of Lafayette County, FL residents were born outside of the country (586 people).

In 2022, there were 4.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.63k people) in Lafayette County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.26k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 686 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.8%

2022 Citizenship

95.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.8% of Lafayette County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette County, FL was 95.4%, 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)
5.63k ± 276
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.26k ± 216
White (Hispanic)
686 ± 357

13.3%

Hispanic Population

1.08k people

13.3% of the people in Lafayette County, FL are hispanic (1.08k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

7.23%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

586 people

8.86%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

739 people

As of 2022, 7.23% of Lafayette County, FL residents (586 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 Lafayette County, FL was 8.86%, 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
189 ± 100
Gulf War (2001-)
91 ± 81
World War II
14 ± 33

Lafayette County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lafayette County, FL employs 2.91k people. The largest industries in Lafayette County, FL are Public Administration (372 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (343 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (325 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($158,236), Manufacturing ($65,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,917).

Employment

Occupations

2.91k

2022 Value

± 499

−5.07%

1 Year decline

± 26.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lafayette County, FL declined at a rate of −5.07%, from 3.06k employees to 2.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lafayette County, FL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (344 people), Management Occupations (289 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (262 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

2.91k

2022 Value

± 499

−5.07%

1 Year decline

± 26.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lafayette County, FL declined at a rate of −5.07%, from 3.06k employees to 2.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafayette County, FL, are Public Administration (372 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (343 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (325 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

$40,955

Median earning men ± $14,599

$26,597

Median earning women ± $2,914

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($158,236), Other Services Except Public Administration ($48,582), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,982).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($66,406), Retail Trade ($33,636), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,250).

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

24
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
23
Wholesale Trade
23
Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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%).

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

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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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

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 $118,600 in 2022, which is 0.421 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $102,400 to $118,600, a 15.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lafayette County, FL is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lafayette County, FL have an average commute time of 24.3 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.

Property

$118,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,330

$2,057

Median Property Taxes

±$385

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

80.5%

Homeownership

2022

70.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 80.5% of the housing units in Lafayette County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77%.

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.

$57,852

Median Household Income

± $12,861

2.56k

Number of Households

± 436

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.56k households in Lafayette County, FL grew to $57,852 from the previous year's value of $56,458.

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 2022

Drove Alone (86.1%)
Carpooled (9.33%)
Other (2.59%)

In 2022, 86.1% of workers in Lafayette County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.33%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.59%).

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

24.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lafayette County, FL have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.31% 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

Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafayette County, FL (1.31k out of 6.75k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 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 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

84.9% of the population of Lafayette County, FL has health coverage, with 33.5% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 14.3% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.94% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.1%

Uninsured

33.5%

Employer Coverage

23.7%

Medicaid

14.3%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

1.94%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lafayette County, FL grew by 17.1% from 12.9% to 15.1%.

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.