Lafayette County vs. Suwannee County

	Lafayette County (FL)	Suwannee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,732	44,191
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.6%	6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,870	41,555
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,870	41,551
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.0%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	42.9%	48.5%
White alone, percent	83.9%	84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.5%	12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.2%	9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.8%	75.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	502	4,210
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	5.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,377	19,344
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.9%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$105,900	$95,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,216	$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$329	$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$625	$721
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	5.3%
Building permits, 2018	14	63
Households, 2014-2018	2,095	15,083
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.43	2.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.2%	10.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.2%	82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.8%	75.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.1%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.8%	17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.5%	44.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,732	104,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	46,605	343,072
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,294	$7,859
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.8	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,543	$42,686
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,870	$21,755
Persons in poverty, percent	21.0%	19.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102	670
Total employment, 2017	682	8,289
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	18,068	255,084
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	376	2,612
All firms, 2012	559	2,712
Men-owned firms, 2012	227	1,470
Women-owned firms, 2012	137	814
Minority-owned firms, 2012	48	523
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	500	2,100
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	30	344
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	518	2,210
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.2%
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%	3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.3	60.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	543.41	688.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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