Suwannee County, Florida

Suwannee County has a population of 45,342 and has grown 10.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,600, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $56,658.

Home price
$171,600
Income
$56,658
Population
45,342
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$171,600county
Median gross rent$884county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198027.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile48.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,110county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,013county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,484county
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$56,658county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate15.0%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 home8.3%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.0%county
Economic output per resident$46,384county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%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 time29.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46744county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.4 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 station76 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths103.7county
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 higher16.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.2%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment5906county
Students per full-time teacher20.0county
Free lunch eligible57.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population45,342county
Land area in square miles689county
People per square mile of land65.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person23.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.0%county
Second languages9.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents253county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in1,498county
Households that moved away1,175county
Average income of arriving households$50,469county
Average income of departing households$41,614county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year136county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.5%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature69.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F120 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing25 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days278 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 21county
Average first fall frostNov 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$163county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,118 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband86.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.4county
Landslide risk17.2county
Hail risk5.7county
Earthquake risk45.2county
Tornado risk51.7county
Tropical cyclone risk93.4county
Extreme heat risk58.3county
Winter weather risk9.5county
Strong wind risk20.7county
Wildfire risk81.9county

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 Suwannee 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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