High Springs vs Waldo

A side-by-side comparison of High Springs and Waldo: population, income, housing, and more.

High Springs and Waldo are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

High Springs has the higher population (6,396 vs 877 in Waldo). High Springs has the higher median household income ($80,973 vs $27,036 in Waldo). High Springs has the higher median home value ($263,800 vs $112,200 in Waldo).

Population, income & housing

	High Springs	Waldo
Population	6,396	877
Median age	37.2 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,973	$27,036
Median home value	$263,800	$112,200
Median gross rent	$1,707	$838
Housing units	2,279	628
Homeownership rate	80.5%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Springs	Waldo
Population	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)	825 → 877 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)	$36,250 → $27,036 (-25.4%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)	$104,300 → $112,200 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)	$753 → $838 (+11.3%)

High Springs

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

Waldo

Population

825877

Median household income

$36,250$27,036

Median home value

$104,300$112,200

Median gross rent

$753$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	High Springs	Waldo
Under 5	7.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	24.6%	9.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	37.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.1%
75 and over	6.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Springs	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	62.7%
Black or African American	16.4%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Springs	Waldo
No high school diploma	8.0%	20.8%
High school graduate	25.7%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Springs	Waldo
Drove alone	81.7%	89.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Springs	Waldo
1-unit, detached	77.3%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	High Springs	Waldo
Poverty rate	16.4%	14.3%
Average household size	3.17	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1999	1967