Lafayette County vs. Gilchrist County

	Lafayette County (FL)	Gilchrist County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,732	18,256
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.6%	7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,870	16,941
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,870	16,939
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.0%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	42.9%	48.4%
White alone, percent	83.9%	91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.5%	5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.2%	6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.8%	85.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	502	1,449
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,377	7,578
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.9%	83.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$105,900	$97,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,216	$1,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$329	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$625	$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	1.8%
Building permits, 2018	14	65
Households, 2014-2018	2,095	6,511
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.43	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.2%	5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.2%	82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.8%	66.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.1%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.8%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	49.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.5%	48.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,732	45,085
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	46,605	52,543
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,294	$3,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.8	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,543	$42,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,870	$21,379
Persons in poverty, percent	21.0%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102	245
Total employment, 2017	682	1,772
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	18,068	59,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	376	970
All firms, 2012	559	742
Men-owned firms, 2012	227	286
Women-owned firms, 2012	137	312
Minority-owned firms, 2012	48	82
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	500	634
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	30	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	518	599
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.3	48.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	543.41	349.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lafayette county (FL) and Gilchrist county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.