Gadsden County vs Levy County

A side-by-side comparison of Gadsden County and Levy County: population, income, housing, and more.

Gadsden County and Levy County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Levy County has the higher population (44,276 vs 43,642 in Gadsden County). Levy County has the higher median household income ($53,805 vs $46,047 in Gadsden County). Levy County has the higher median home value ($171,400 vs $154,700 in Gadsden County).

Population, income & housing

	Gadsden County	Levy County
Population	43,642	44,276
Median age	42.0 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,047	$53,805
Median home value	$154,700	$171,400
Median gross rent	$792	$826
Housing units	19,100	21,197
Homeownership rate	72.9%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gadsden County	Levy County
Population	45,945 → 43,642 (-5.0%)	40,403 → 44,276 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$41,401 → $46,047 (+11.2%)	$37,326 → $53,805 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $154,700 (+59.8%)	$105,700 → $171,400 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $792 (+16.8%)	$720 → $826 (+14.7%)

Gadsden County

Population

45,94543,642

Median household income

$41,401$46,047

Median home value

$96,800$154,700

Median gross rent

$678$792

Levy County

Population

40,40344,276

Median household income

$37,326$53,805

Median home value

$105,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$720$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gadsden County	Levy County
Under 5	5.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	14.5%
75 and over	7.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gadsden County	Levy County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	77.1%
Black or African American	54.6%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gadsden County	Levy County
No high school diploma	18.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	35.9%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gadsden County	Levy County
Drove alone	81.1%	79.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.2%	6.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gadsden County	Levy County
1-unit, detached	64.3%	50.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	27.3%	43.7%

Poverty & households

	Gadsden County	Levy County
Poverty rate	27.7%	17.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1983	1991