Levy County vs. Gilchrist County

	Levy County (FL)	Gilchrist County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	40,770	18,256
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.1%	7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	40,801	16,941
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	40,801	16,939
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.5%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.8%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	48.4%
White alone, percent	87.1%	91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.4%	5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.6%	6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.5%	85.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,538	1,449
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,661	7,578
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.2%	83.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$99,400	$97,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$998	$1,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$296	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$707	$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	1.8%
Building permits, 2018	176	65
Households, 2014-2018	16,433	6,511
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.2%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.3%	5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.8%	66.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.3%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.0%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.9%	49.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	48.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	35,335	45,085
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	360,765	52,543
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,013	$3,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.5	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,634	$42,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,025	$21,379
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	750	245
Total employment, 2017	6,445	1,772
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	184,907	59,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	9.9%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,898	970
All firms, 2012	2,883	742
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,425	286
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,092	312
Minority-owned firms, 2012	496	82
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,291	634
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	320	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,401	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	22.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.5	48.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,118.21	349.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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