Glades County vs Lafayette County

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

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

Glades County has the higher population (12,324 vs 8,035 in Lafayette County). Lafayette County has the higher median household income ($60,692 vs $38,905 in Glades County). Lafayette County has the higher median home value ($131,600 vs $114,800 in Glades County).

Population, income & housing

	Glades County	Lafayette County
Population	12,324	8,035
Median age	45.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$38,905	$60,692
Median home value	$114,800	$131,600
Median gross rent	$927	$880
Housing units	6,612	3,334
Homeownership rate	79.7%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glades County	Lafayette County
Population	13,516 → 12,324 (-8.8%)	8,637 → 8,035 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$40,977 → $38,905 (-5.1%)	$50,165 → $60,692 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $114,800 (+49.7%)	$104,700 → $131,600 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $927 (+18.7%)	$532 → $880 (+65.4%)

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

Lafayette County

Population

8,6378,035

Median household income

$50,165$60,692

Median home value

$104,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glades County	Lafayette County
Under 5	3.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.1%
75 and over	13.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glades County	Lafayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	69.5%
Black or African American	14.7%	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	25.1%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glades County	Lafayette County
No high school diploma	27.6%	20.0%
High school graduate	32.6%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glades County	Lafayette County
Drove alone	72.7%	86.7%
Carpooled	17.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.8%
Other means	2.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glades County	Lafayette County
1-unit, detached	41.4%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Glades County	Lafayette County
Poverty rate	21.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1989	1989