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Gadsden County, FL

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

AI Overview

Gadsden County, FL is a small rural county of 43,642 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 47.8% and a 20.1% bachelor's attainment rate, pointing to a constrained and moderately educated available workforce. Median worker earnings stand at $33,813 against a poverty rate of 27.7% and a median household income of $48,801, reflecting a low-cost but economically stressed labor market. The county's population has declined 5.2% over five years, while median home values of $154,700 and gross rents of $792/month indicate among the lower occupancy costs in the region.

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

Population

43,642

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,801

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone23,026 (52.7%)
  • White Alone14,428 (33.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,321 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,828 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,354 (3.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone704 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,964
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)97
  3. 3.Other Indo-European53
  4. 4.Korean33
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,423

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,188

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,206

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,915
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)2,356
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,459
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,364
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,199

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,818
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,911
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,140
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,035
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,997

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.00×)2,272
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.72×)694
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)1,231
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.21×)1,341
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.10×)406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$792/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,629 (13.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,440 (12.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999930 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999777 (6.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999716 (6.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999666 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,813

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,645 (80.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,408 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled1,289 (8.2%)
  • Walked219 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit54 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (0.2%)

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.