Suwannee County, Florida

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 44,484
Median household income: $55,479
Median home value: $160,900

Suwannee County, Florida counts 44,484 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $55,479 runs below the Florida figure of $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Suwannee County's population held roughly steady from 44,046 to 44,484, while its median household income rose 16.0% from $47,839 to $55,479.

80.4% of workers drive to work alone. 44.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,484
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,479
Median home value: $160,900
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 19,063
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,04644,484

Median household income

$47,839$55,479

Median home value

$101,300$160,900

Median gross rent

$722$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,046	$47,839	$101,300	$722
2020	44,290	$46,280	$107,100	$713
2021	43,514	$47,218	$118,100	$756
2022	43,881	$49,729	$136,500	$760
2023	44,484	$55,479	$160,900	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,110	4.7%
5 to 17	7,283	16.4%
18 to 24	3,672	8.3%
25 to 34	4,811	10.8%
35 to 44	5,733	12.9%
45 to 54	4,879	11.0%
55 to 64	6,628	14.9%
65 to 74	5,507	12.4%
75 and over	3,861	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,623	73.3%
Black or African American	4,349	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96	0.2%
Asian	317	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	148	0.3%
Two or more races	1,911	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,040	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,866	15.5%
High school graduate	12,704	40.4%
Some college or associate's	8,686	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,258	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,905	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,746	80.4%
Carpooled	1,683	9.8%
Public transit	13	0.1%
Walked	422	2.5%
Bicycle	57	0.3%
Worked from home	1,028	6.0%
Other means	148	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,242	26.4%
15 to 29 min	5,469	34.0%
30 to 44 min	3,478	21.6%
45 to 59 min	1,517	9.4%
60+ min	1,363	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 14.2% (5,998 of 42,383)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,067	71.1%
Nonfamily households	4,500	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,567	81.7%
Vacant	3,496	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,600	74.5%
Renter-occupied	3,967	25.5%

1-unit, detached44.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other49.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,533	44.8%
1-unit, attached	155	0.8%
2 to 4 units	190	1.0%
5 to 19 units	161	0.8%
20 or more units	548	2.9%
Mobile home & other	9,476	49.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 12121
State: Florida
Land area: 689 sq mi
Water area: 3.67 sq mi
Center point: 30.1892, -82.9928