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Putnam County, FL

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

AI Overview

Putnam County is a small, rural Florida county of 77,301 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 47.5% and an unemployment rate of 7.1%, reflecting a constrained and older workforce with a median age of 45.0 years. Only 14.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $32,148, situating the county among lower-cost labor markets in the state. A poverty rate of 23.9% and median household income of $47,934 signal significant economic stress, though median home values of $147,300 and gross rents of $902/month indicate notably low occupancy costs relative to broader Florida benchmarks.

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

Population

77,301

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$47,934

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

Putnam County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone53,323 (70.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,131 (14.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,306 (8.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,545 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,310 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone396 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,592
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island292
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)190
  4. 4.Other Indo-European138
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic73

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,356

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,805

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,908

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,659
  2. 2.Construction (Group)3,428
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,035
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,521
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,519

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,192
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,582
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,859
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,782
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,389

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.50×)1,060
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.91×)3,499
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)1,956
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)3,427
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.06×)1,330

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$902/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9992,895 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,249 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,144 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,790 (7.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,665 (7.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,275 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,257 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled2,663 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,568 (9.8%)
  • Walked372 (1.4%)
  • Other253 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle104 (0.4%)

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.