2024 population: 20,233 ( 2,373 from 2020)
Land area: 349.7 square miles
Population density: 57.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	17,040	84.22%	9.9%
Black:	755	3.73%	27.5%
Indian:	80	0.40%	9.1%
Asian:	121	0.60%	16.3%
2+ races:	405	2.00%	51.1%
Hispanic:	1,832	9.05%	40.1%

Total non-White:	3,193	15.78%	35.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	881	12.3
Deaths:	1,068	14.9
Net Migration:	2,128	29.8
Net Immigration:	402	5.6

Change in White population:	1,540	8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	833	4.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
17,860
15,500	86.79%
592	3.31%
88	0.49%
104	0.58%
268	1.50%
1,308	7.32%
2,360	13.21%

2010
16,939
14,882	87.86%
884	5.22%
63	0.37%
60	0.35%
193	1.14%
845	4.99%
2,057	12.14%

2000
14,437
12,812	88.74%
996	6.90%
50	0.35%
23	0.16%
145	1.00%
404	2.80%
1,625	11.26%

1990
9,667
8,678	89.77%
799	8.27%
34	0.35%
3	0.03%
n/a
153	1.58%
989	10.23%

1980
5,767
5,333	92.47%
341	5.91%
0	0.00%
11	0.19%
n/a
82	1.42%
434	7.53%

1970
3,551
3,248	91.47%
287	8.08%
3	0.08%
2	0.06%
n/a
12	0.34%
303	8.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,743	10.3
1,731	10.2
1,567	9.3
59	0.3

618	3.6
303	1.8

Number	Rate
2000's
1,747	12.1
1,448	10.0
2,380	16.5
50	0.3

2,070	14.3
432	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
1,493	15.4
1,237	12.8
4,230	43.8
35	0.4

4,134	42.8
636	6.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,173	20.3
762	13.2
3,486	60.4
n/a

3,345	58.0
555	9.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,968	55.4
n/a

2,085	58.7
131	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Gilchrist County, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.7
3,591	9.4%
34,502	90.6%
3,628	9.5%

6,872
2.48

4,950	72.0%
3,863	78.0%
456	9.2%
1,922	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
3,631	21.4%
13,308	78.6%
2,856	16.9%

6,121
2.58

4,357	71.2%
3,339	76.6%
350	8.0%
1,764	28.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
3,514	24.3%
10,923	75.7%
1,961	13.6%

5,001
2.61

3,704	74.1%
2,992	80.8%
344	9.3%
1,297	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
2,422	25.1%
7,245	74.9%
1,344	13.9%

3,297
2.65

2,582	78.3%
2,115	81.9%
214	8.3%
715	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
1,746	30.3%
4,021	69.7%
625	10.8%

1,985
2.85

1,575	79.3%
1,411	89.6%
92	5.8%
410	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Gilchrist County, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	540	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	248	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	432	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	264	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	326	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	263	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	324	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	288	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	325	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	664	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	584	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	867	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	772	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	312	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	328	4.8%
$200,000 or more	335	4.9%

Median Household Income	56,823
Per Capita Income	31,477

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	81
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	368	5.4%
Public Assistance	188	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,308	19.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,917	65.4%
Unemployed	210	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,127	67.4%
Not in Labor Force	3,444	32.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,439	1,993	55.0%
Non-Profit	444	217	67.2%
Self-Employed	785	217	78.3%

Local Government	254	656	27.9%
State Government	188	226	45.4%
Federal Government	54	133	28.9%

Total Private + Self	3,224	2,210	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	940	1,232	43.3%
Total	4,164	3,442	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,046	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,564	20.6%
Professional, Technical	1,297	17.1%
Service Occupations	1,427	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	150	2.0%
All others	2,272	29.9%

White Collar		51.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,144	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	927	12.2%
Construction	874	11.5%
Educational services	836	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	523	6.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	487	6.4%
Public administration	476	6.3%
Manufacturing	469	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	327	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	285	3.7%
Other services	254	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	216	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	205	2.7%
Finance and insurance	199	2.6%
Utilities	101	1.3%
Wholesale trade	101	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	86	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	50	0.7%
Information	41	0.5%
Management	5	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	341	1.89%
Puerto Rican	172	0.95%
Cuban	131	0.72%
Dominican	4	0.02%

Total Central American	350	1.94%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	37	0.20%
Honduran	110	0.61%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	12	0.07%
Salvadoran	191	1.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	55	0.30%
Argentinean	8	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	43	0.24%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	72	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	40	0.22%
Chinese	7	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,124	94.1%
Spanish	773	4.5%
German, other Germanic	101	0.6%
Tagalog	76	0.4%
Other Indo-European	14	0.1%
Other Asian	13	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	0.1%
Arabic	9	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,959	16.4%
German	2,540	14.1%
English	1,717	9.5%
American	1,304	7.2%
French	967	5.4%
Italian	783	4.3%
Scottish	341	1.9%
Polish	235	1.3%
European	218	1.2%
Hungarian	209	1.2%
Welsh	208	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	189	1.0%
Norwegian	159	0.9%
Dutch	157	0.9%
Czech	136	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,470	96.7%
Not a citizen	600	3.3%

Native	17,256	95.5%
Foreign-born	814	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
573	4.4%	1,234	9.6%	5,039	39.1%	4,162	32.3%	1,284	10.0%	603	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	573	4.4%
9-12 Years	1,234	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,039	39.1%
Some College	4,162	32.3%
Bach. Degree	1,284	10.0%
Grad Degree	603	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,049	3,725	324	8.0%	6.2%
1991	4,053	3,724	329	8.1%	7.6%
1992	4,086	3,789	297	7.3%	8.4%
1993	4,218	3,953	265	6.3%	7.4%
1994	4,143	3,949	194	4.7%	6.5%
1995	4,374	4,213	161	3.7%	5.6%
1996	4,558	4,361	197	4.3%	5.3%
1997	4,708	4,506	202	4.3%	4.9%
1998	4,761	4,560	201	4.2%	4.4%
1999	4,676	4,483	193	4.1%	3.9%

2000	6,487	6,252	235	3.6%	3.8%
2001	6,622	6,336	286	4.3%	4.4%
2002	6,702	6,407	295	4.4%	4.9%
2003	6,925	6,659	266	3.8%	4.5%
2004	7,080	6,847	233	3.3%	3.8%
2005	7,441	7,258	183	2.5%	2.9%
2006	7,675	7,506	169	2.2%	2.5%
2007	7,574	7,335	239	3.2%	3.3%
2008	7,781	7,372	409	5.3%	5.7%
2009	7,633	6,973	660	8.6%	9.6%

2010	6,814	6,102	712	10.4%	10.8%
2011	6,817	6,116	701	10.3%	10.0%
2012	6,675	6,051	624	9.3%	8.6%
2013	6,608	6,066	542	8.2%	7.5%
2014	6,548	6,094	454	6.9%	6.4%
2015	6,524	6,151	373	5.7%	5.5%
2016	6,698	6,360	338	5.0%	4.9%
2017	6,814	6,509	305	4.5%	4.2%
2018	7,023	6,754	269	3.8%	3.6%
2019	7,303	7,043	260	3.6%	3.3%

2020	7,028	6,683	345	4.9%	7.7%
2021	7,275	6,997	278	3.8%	4.6%
2022	7,408	7,184	224	3.0%	2.9%
2023	7,472	7,228	244	3.3%	2.9%
2024	8,140	7,856	284	3.5%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,579
Median Value	$165,500

Occupied	6,872	90.7%
Vacant	707	9.3%

Owned	5,684	82.7%
Rented	1,188	17.3%
Median Rent	$801

Single-Family Units	3,738	49.3%
Detached	3,717	49.0%
Attached	21	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	44	0.6%
Mobile Homes	3,677	48.5%

Gilchrist County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gilchrist County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Gilchrist County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gilchrist County, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gilchrist County, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gilchrist County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Gilchrist County, FL