Gadsden County, Florida

Gadsden County has a population of 43,710 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $174,900, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $48,801.

Home price
$174,900
Income
$48,801
Population
43,710
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$174,900county
Median gross rent$851county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,352county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,204county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,674county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$48,801county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate27.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.0%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government28.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$39,065county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport469318county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station170 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.4%county
Traffic deaths61.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.7%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment4615county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible85.4%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population43,710county
Land area in square miles516county
People per square mile of land84.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person31.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.7%county
Second languages11.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents317county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in1,102county
Households that moved away1,057county
Average income of arriving households$42,335county
Average income of departing households$45,812county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year122county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings63.9%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing22 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days254 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 11county
Average first fall frostNov 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.2%county
Homes heated by propane5.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband80.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk57.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.5county
Landslide risk48.9county
Hail risk26.5county
Earthquake risk44.3county
Tornado risk83.8county
Tropical cyclone risk91.4county
Extreme heat risk67.7county
Winter weather risk18.4county
Strong wind risk32.9county
Wildfire risk79.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Gadsden County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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