Lawtey

Population: 1,317
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $160,900

Lawtey, a community in Bradford County, Florida, has 1,317 residents. At $55,000, its median household income sits below Bradford County's $59,740.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lawtey's population grew 33.3% from 988 to 1,317, while its median home value rose 105.5% from $78,300 to $160,900.

7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,317
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $160,900
Median gross rent: $670
Housing units: 408
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 24.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9881,317

Median household income

$33,854$55,000

Median home value

$78,300$160,900

Median gross rent

$625$670

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	988	$33,854	$78,300	$625
2020	1,054	$34,643	$83,300	$675
2021	1,086	$43,194	$125,000	$636
2022	1,082	$48,355	$137,500	$676
2023	1,317	$55,000	$160,900	$670

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 5423.1%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	5.5%
5 to 17	234	17.8%
18 to 24	143	10.9%
25 to 34	65	4.9%
35 to 44	253	19.2%
45 to 54	304	23.1%
55 to 64	97	7.4%
65 to 74	89	6.8%
75 and over	59	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	624	47.4%
Black or African American	500	38.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	156	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.4%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	29.4%
High school graduate	194	22.4%
Some college or associate's	351	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	26	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	433	74.3%
Carpooled	43	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	8.9%
Other means	33	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	17.5%
15 to 29 min	76	14.3%
30 to 44 min	64	12.1%
45 to 59 min	16	3.0%
60+ min	282	53.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 11.1% (146 of 1,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	246	66.8%
Nonfamily households	122	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	368	90.2%
Vacant	40	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	273	74.2%
Renter-occupied	95	25.8%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	231	56.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	17	4.2%
5 to 19 units	9	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	149	36.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1239700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.0484, -82.0725