Glades County vs Jefferson County

A side-by-side comparison of Glades County and Jefferson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (14,713 vs 12,324 in Glades County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($56,984 vs $38,905 in Glades County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($198,800 vs $114,800 in Glades County).

Population, income & housing

	Glades County	Jefferson County
Population	12,324	14,713
Median age	45.8 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,905	$56,984
Median home value	$114,800	$198,800
Median gross rent	$927	$790
Housing units	6,612	6,815
Homeownership rate	79.7%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glades County	Jefferson County
Population	13,516 → 12,324 (-8.8%)	14,161 → 14,713 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$40,977 → $38,905 (-5.1%)	$47,240 → $56,984 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $114,800 (+49.7%)	$133,500 → $198,800 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $927 (+18.7%)	$770 → $790 (+2.6%)

Glades County

Population

13,51612,324

Median household income

$40,977$38,905

Median home value

$76,700$114,800

Median gross rent

$781$927

Jefferson County

Population

14,16114,713

Median household income

$47,240$56,984

Median home value

$133,500$198,800

Median gross rent

$770$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glades County	Jefferson County
Under 5	3.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	10.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	14.6%
75 and over	13.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glades County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	60.1%
Black or African American	14.7%	30.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glades County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	27.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	32.6%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glades County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	72.7%	78.8%
Carpooled	17.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.2%
Other means	2.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glades County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	41.4%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	34.1%

Poverty & households

	Glades County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	21.2%	20.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1989	1988