Gilchrist County, Florida

Gilchrist County has a population of 19,040 and has grown 14.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $199,900, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $63,523.

Home price
$199,900
Income
$63,523
Population
19,040
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$199,900county
Median gross rent$926county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198021.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile50.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,493county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,246county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,868county
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$63,523county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%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 home6.4%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government21.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$30,272county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time31.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport290563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.6 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 station70 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths105.0county
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 higher15.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2832county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible47.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population19,040county
Land area in square miles350county
People per square mile of land54.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+14.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person22.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents174county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in739county
Households that moved away575county
Average income of arriving households$55,597county
Average income of departing households$44,202county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year94county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature69.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F117 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing21 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days260 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity92.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.4county
Coastal flood risk25.8county
Drought risk31.4county
Landslide risk6.5county
Hail risk11.2county
Earthquake risk27.2county
Tornado risk31.0county
Tropical cyclone risk84.3county
Extreme heat risk37.5county
Winter weather risk2.1county
Strong wind risk15.2county
Wildfire risk77.2county

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 Gilchrist 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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