Chiefland vs Williston

A side-by-side comparison of Chiefland and Williston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Williston has the higher population (3,055 vs 2,078 in Chiefland). Williston has the higher median household income ($59,776 vs $55,125 in Chiefland). Williston has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $150,600 in Chiefland).

Population, income & housing

	Chiefland	Williston
Population	2,078	3,055
Median age	38.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,125	$59,776
Median home value	$150,600	$218,900
Median gross rent	$839	$961
Housing units	1,025	999
Homeownership rate	40.5%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chiefland	Williston
Population	2,567 → 2,078 (-19.0%)	2,699 → 3,055 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$24,426 → $55,125 (+125.7%)	$41,574 → $59,776 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$102,100 → $150,600 (+47.5%)	$120,500 → $218,900 (+81.7%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $839 (+21.9%)	$722 → $961 (+33.1%)

Chiefland

Population

2,5672,078

Median household income

$24,426$55,125

Median home value

$102,100$150,600

Median gross rent

$688$839

Williston

Population

2,6993,055

Median household income

$41,574$59,776

Median home value

$120,500$218,900

Median gross rent

$722$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chiefland	Williston
Under 5	5.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	6.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.3%
75 and over	7.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chiefland	Williston
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	58.1%
Black or African American	29.2%	28.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chiefland	Williston
No high school diploma	16.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	42.4%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chiefland	Williston
Drove alone	79.2%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chiefland	Williston
1-unit, detached	57.5%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Chiefland	Williston
Poverty rate	24.5%	16.3%
Average household size	2.41	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1975	1983