Gardner vs Zolfo Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Gardner and Zolfo Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zolfo Springs has the higher population (1,825 vs 502 in Gardner). Zolfo Springs has the higher median household income ($53,587 vs $40,739 in Gardner). Gardner has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $99,000 in Zolfo Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
Population	502	1,825
Median age	64.5 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,739	$53,587
Median home value	$132,100	$99,000
Median gross rent	—	$958
Housing units	459	625
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
Population	340 → 502 (+47.6%)	1,892 → 1,825 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$23,836 → $40,739 (+70.9%)	$36,371 → $53,587 (+47.3%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $132,100 (+49.9%)	$51,700 → $99,000 (+91.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$727 → $958 (+31.8%)

Gardner

Population

340502

Median household income

$23,836$40,739

Median home value

$88,100$132,100

Zolfo Springs

Population

1,8921,825

Median household income

$36,371$53,587

Median home value

$51,700$99,000

Median gross rent

$727$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
Under 5	6.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	9.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.6%
25 to 34	4.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	5.2%	15.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	22.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	16.1%	5.4%
75 and over	29.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	17.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	71.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
No high school diploma	27.0%	40.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
Drove alone	11.5%	69.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	26.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	14.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	64.6%	2.1%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
1-unit, detached	16.8%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	83.2%	28.0%

Poverty & households

	Gardner	Zolfo Springs
Poverty rate	40.0%	24.9%
Average household size	2.43	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1997	1976