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Suwannee County, FL

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

AI Overview

Suwannee County is a small rural economy of 44,484 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 50.4% and a median worker earnings figure of $32,390, reflecting a workforce that skews toward lower-wage industries. Educational attainment is limited, with only 16.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 84.5% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $160,900 and median gross rent of $849/month—and the county posted modest population growth of 1.3% over five years, with an unemployment rate of 5.7% and a poverty rate of 14.2%.

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

Population

44,484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,658

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,600 (74.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,406 (9.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,058 (6.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,374 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,491 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone302 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,312
  2. 2.Other Indo-European180
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)74
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic54
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,559

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,013

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,535
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,339
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,565
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,506
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,422

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,675
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,875
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,035
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,708
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,379

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.09×)577
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.70×)3,201
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)1,564
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.29×)1,554
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)1,046

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$849/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,541 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,517 (12.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,470 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999974 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999792 (6.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999757 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,621 (78.1%)
  • Carpooled1,796 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,444 (8.3%)
  • Walked407 (2.3%)
  • Other101 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle31 (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.