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Levy County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Gainesville, FL
Designated Market Area: Gainesville, FL
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 47,765   ( 4,852 from 2020)
Land area: 1118.2 square miles
Population density: 42.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:36,426 76.26% 8.2%
Black:4,2678.93% 11.5%
Indian:2490.52% 23.3%
Asian:4520.95% 19.6%
2+ races:9652.02% 25.7%
Hispanic:5,40611.32% 33.1%
Total non-White:11,33923.74% 22.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,643 9.6
Deaths:2,86516.7
Net Migration: 5,59632.6
Net Immigration: 4582.7
Change in White population:2,752 6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:2,100 4.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
42,913
33,67478.47%
3,8288.92%
2020.47%
3780.88%
7681.79%
4,0639.47%
9,23921.53%

2010
40,801
32,95880.78%
3,7569.21%
1290.32%
2420.59%
6211.52%
3,0477.47%
7,84319.22%

2000
34,450
28,65483.18%
3,73410.84%
1340.39%
1390.40%
4001.16%
1,3393.89%
5,79616.82%

1990
25,923
22,08885.21%
3,19812.34%
890.34%
1100.42%
n/a
4381.69%
3,83514.79%

1980
19,870
16,36682.37%
3,13515.78%
500.25%
420.21%
n/a
2631.32%
3,50417.63%

1970
12,756
9,46374.18%
3,18024.93%
40.03%
50.04%
n/a
1030.81%
3,293 25.82%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
3,692 9.0
4,96412.2
1,8094.4
1700.4
716 1.8
1,396 3.4
2000's
NumberRate
4,108 11.9
4,22512.3
4,69513.6
2990.9
4,304 12.5
2,047 5.9
1990's
NumberRate
3,635 14.0
3,58713.8
6,73226.0
590.2
6,566 25.3
1,961 7.6
1980's
NumberRate
3,288 16.5
2,792 14.1
5,716 28.8
n/a
5,722 28.8
331 1.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,321 49.6
n/a
6,903 54.1
211 1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Levy 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
NumberPercent
47.3
8,430 9.3%
82,248 90.7%
10,699 11.8%
17,843
2.40
11,573 64.9%
8,277 71.5%
1,064 9.2%
6,270 35.1%

2010
NumberPercent
45.0
8,629 21.1%
32,172 78.9%
7,914 19.4%
16,404
2.45
11,067 67.5%
8,070 72.9%
1,072 9.7%
5,337 32.5%

2000
NumberPercent
41.0
8,140 23.6%
26,310 76.4%
6,173 17.9%
13,886
2.44
9,693 69.8%
7,528 77.7%
1,016 10.5%
4,193 30.2%

1990
NumberPercent
38.6
6,316 24.4%
19,607 75.6%
4,904 18.9%
10,094
2.52
7,459 73.9%
5,951 79.8%
651 8.7%
2,635 26.1%

1980
NumberPercent
34.5
5,604 28.2%
14,266 71.8%
3,103 15.6%
7,242
2.71
5,616 77.5%
4,782 85.1%
387 6.9%
1,626 22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Levy County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units20,972 
Median Value$151,800 
Occupied17,84385.1%
Vacant3,12914.9%
Owned14,20779.6%
Rented3,63620.4%
Median Rent$798 
Single-Family Units10,68951.0%
    Detached10,43849.8%
    Attached2511.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units6112.9%
Mobile Homes9,13243.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Levy County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,0385.8%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0205.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991,2086.8%
$20,000 to $24,9991,1686.5%
$25,000 to $29,9997924.4%
$30,000 to $34,9991,2527.0%
$35,000 to $39,9999165.1%
$40,000 to $44,9996903.9%
$45,000 to $49,9998524.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,3577.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992,17112.2%
$75,000 to $99,9992,32613.0%
$100,000 to $124,9991,1376.4%
$125,000 to $149,9998234.6%
$150,000 to $199,9995683.2%
$200,000 or more5252.9%
Median Household Income49,933 
Per Capita Income29,042 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state78 
Compared to U.S.76 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9275.2%
Public Assistance3652.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,14117.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed14,42964.1%
Unemployed6693.0%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force15,09867.1%
Not in Labor Force7,40132.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,4025,39150.1%
Non-Profit10277911.6%
Self-Employed1,77471271.4%
Local Government86091848.4%
State Government52055948.2%
Federal Government788248.8%
Total Private + Self7,1766,10354.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5602,33840.0%
Total8,7368,44150.9%
Pct. Govt.17.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,6989.9%
Sales and Office Occupations3,62721.1%
Professional, Technical2,66915.5%
Service Occupations3,79822.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4642.7%
All others5,43031.5%
White Collar 46.4%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade2,54914.8%
Construction2,05311.9%
Health care and social assistance1,87110.9%
Educational services1,6159.4%
Accommodation and food services1,2277.1%
Public administration1,1276.5%
Other services1,1256.5%
Manufacturing1,0356.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9285.4%
Transportation and warehousing9155.3%
Professional, scientific, technical5683.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5673.3%
Finance and insurance4542.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3101.8%
Wholesale trade2721.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing2321.3%
Utilities1921.1%
Information1240.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction580.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,2222.82%
Puerto Rican1,3063.02%
Cuban4090.95%
Dominican100.02%
Total Central American7621.76%
Costa Rican150.03%
Guatemalan4321.00%
Honduran1070.25%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1090.25%
Salvadoran990.23%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1560.36%
Argentinean740.17%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan270.06%
Venezuelan550.13%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1270.29%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese870.20%
Indian790.18%
Filipino670.15%
Japanese420.10%
Korean70.02%
Thai60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English37,98192.4%
Spanish2,6976.6%
Tagalog860.2%
Chinese830.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic800.2%
German, other Germanic760.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun400.1%
Other Indo-European330.1%
Other Asian140.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish5,37512.4%
English5,31612.3%
German5,19112.0%
American2,8206.5%
Italian1,9424.5%
Scottish1,3273.1%
French1,1782.7%
Dutch6911.6%
Polish5541.3%
Scotch-Irish4641.1%
European3960.9%
French Canadian3260.8%
Welsh2940.7%
British2780.6%
Norwegian2750.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen42,17297.5%
Not a citizen1,0962.5%
Native41,38195.6%
Foreign-born1,8874.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Levy County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,438 4.5%2,493 7.8%13,294 41.8%9,464 29.8%3,561 11.2%1,561 4.9%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,438 4.5%
9-12 Years 2,493 7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,294 41.8%
Some College 9,464 29.8%
Bach. Degree 3,561 11.2%
Grad Degree 1,561 4.9%
Average years of education: 12.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Levy County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,725 10,116 609 5.7% 6.2%
1991 10,750 9,994 756 7.0% 7.6%
1992 10,996 10,112 884 8.0% 8.4%
1993 11,550 10,762 788 6.8% 7.4%
1994 11,906 11,213 693 5.8% 6.5%
1995 12,761 12,154 607 4.8% 5.6%
1996 13,228 12,624 604 4.6% 5.3%
1997 13,337 12,726 611 4.6% 4.9%
1998 13,362 12,773 589 4.4% 4.4%
1999 13,480 13,026 454 3.4% 3.9%
2000 14,528 13,958 570 3.9% 3.8%
2001 14,706 13,961 745 5.1% 4.4%
2002 14,747 13,975 772 5.2% 4.9%
2003 15,099 14,388 711 4.7% 4.5%
2004 15,471 14,860 611 3.9% 3.8%
2005 16,449 15,963 486 3.0% 2.9%
2006 16,360 15,918 442 2.7% 2.5%
2007 16,694 16,109 585 3.5% 3.3%
2008 16,766 15,664 1,102 6.6% 5.7%
2009 16,539 14,782 1,757 10.6% 9.6%
2010 17,175 15,189 1,986 11.6% 10.8%
2011 16,872 15,039 1,833 10.9% 10.0%
2012 16,630 15,035 1,595 9.6% 8.6%
2013 16,299 14,911 1,388 8.5% 7.5%
2014 16,276 15,129 1,147 7.0% 6.4%
2015 16,510 15,547 963 5.8% 5.5%
2016 16,702 15,831 871 5.2% 4.9%
2017 16,762 16,005 757 4.5% 4.2%
2018 16,802 16,136 666 4.0% 3.6%
2019 16,722 16,066 656 3.9% 3.3%
2020 16,569 15,568 1,001 6.0% 7.7%
2021 16,861 16,089 772 4.6% 4.6%
2022 17,093 16,498 595 3.5% 2.9%
2023 17,521 16,906 615 3.5% 2.9%
2024 19,027 18,268 759 4.0% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com