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Hamilton County, FL

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

AI Overview

Hamilton County is a small, rural North Florida county of 13,445 residents with a goods-producing or agriculture-oriented economic base, reflected in a GDP per capita of $41,050 against median worker earnings of just $28,686. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of only 36.1% and an unemployment rate of 7.9%, and educational attainment is low—only 11.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest in the region, with a median home value of $110,400 and median gross rent of $819/month, though a 27.3% poverty rate and a 5.8% population decline over five years signal ongoing economic stress.

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

Population

13,445

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,144

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.8% since 2018

Hamilton County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,594 (55.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,266 (31.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race614 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone554 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races285 (2.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone216 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,168
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic171
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)128
  4. 4.Other Indo-European27
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island22

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

707

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,050

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$18,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance888
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)633
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services411
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services396
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining330

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations1,087
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations961
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations834
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations565
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations515

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.75×)277
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.91×)329
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.67×)665
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.53×)105
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)285

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$819/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999494 (14.5%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999308 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999247 (7.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999202 (5.9%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999174 (5.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999162 (4.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

36.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,686

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,807 (71.8%)
  • Carpooled674 (17.2%)
  • Worked At Home318 (8.1%)
  • Other57 (1.5%)
  • Walked49 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.1%)

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.