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Bradford County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Bradford County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bradford County is a small north-central Florida county with a population of 27,888, growing modestly at 3.4% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $25,071 and median worker earnings of $38,395. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—only 15.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor force participation is low at 49.2%, with an unemployment rate of 6.6% and a poverty rate of 19.1%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $180,300 and median gross rent of $838/month, and a homeownership rate of 73.3% against a median household income of $63,050.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

27,888

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,050

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Bradford County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,742 (74.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,472 (16.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,502 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race707 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone246 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone198 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish553
  2. 2.Other Indo-European201
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)85
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)33
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,845

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,071

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,603

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,477
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,527
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,213
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,046
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,010

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,265
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,676
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,989
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,485
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,203

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.12×)1,041
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.53×)366
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.13×)815
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.13×)1,453
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)2,727

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$838/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999963 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999683 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999603 (8.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999595 (8.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999562 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999545 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,395

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,444 (70.5%)
  • Carpooled1,426 (13.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,120 (10.6%)
  • Other358 (3.4%)
  • Walked185 (1.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.