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Gilchrist County, FL

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

AI Overview

Gilchrist County is a small, predominantly rural county with a population of 18,494 that grew 5.0% over the past five years, reflecting modest but steady residential expansion. The workforce of roughly 9,500 labor-force participants skews toward lower-credential occupations, with only 14.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $35,979 against a median household income of $63,523. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $191,000 and median gross rent of $855/month—supported by an 85.7% homeownership rate, though a GDP per capita of $22,878 and labor force participation of just 51.2% point to a limited local economic base.

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

Population

18,494

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,523

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,561 (87.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone607 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race593 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races593 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone554 (2.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone96 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish796
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic105
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)82
  4. 4.Arabic35
  5. 5.Other Indo-European18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,435

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,878

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,507

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,702
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)962
  3. 3.Construction (Group)843
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services787
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)570

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,675
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,620
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,322
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,294
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations648

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.92×)469
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.66×)864
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.34×)475
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)993
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)459

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$191,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$855/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999853 (13.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999687 (11.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999607 (9.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999574 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999492 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999473 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,091 (82.3%)
  • Carpooled689 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home474 (6.4%)
  • Other85 (1.1%)
  • Walked46 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit17 (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.