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Taylor County, FL

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

AI Overview

Taylor County is a small rural county of 21,422 residents with an economy oriented toward traditional industries, reflected in a low college-attainment rate of 15.1% and median worker earnings of $34,306. The labor force is notably constrained, with participation at just 40.3% and an unemployment rate of 5.1%, alongside a poverty rate of 17.3%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $100,200 and median gross rent of $878/month—though the county has seen a population decline of 3.1% over the past five years.

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

Population

21,422

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,591 (72.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,142 (19.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race776 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races357 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone292 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone132 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish744
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)111
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic103
  4. 4.Other Indo-European40
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)32

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,618

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,822

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,808

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,358
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,072
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services775
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)703
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities625

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,595
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,704
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,126
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations913
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations860

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.67×)534
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.44×)853
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)980
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.33×)423
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)494

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$878/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999694 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999635 (10.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999511 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999490 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999459 (7.6%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999421 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,306

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,320 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled819 (11.6%)
  • Worked At Home569 (8.0%)
  • Walked208 (2.9%)
  • Bicycle81 (1.1%)
  • Other69 (1.0%)

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.