Suwannee County vs. Lafayette County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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