Live Oak

Population: 6,901
Median household income: $53,578
Median home value: $158,200

Live Oak, a community in Suwannee County, Florida, has 6,901 residents. At $53,578, its median household income sits in line with Suwannee County's $55,479.

From 2019 to 2023, Live Oak's population held roughly steady from 6,890 to 6,901, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $110,600 to $158,200.

61.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,901
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,578
Median home value: $158,200
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 2,900
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8906,901

Median household income

$47,859$53,578

Median home value

$110,600$158,200

Median gross rent

$717$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,890	$47,859	$110,600	$717
2020	6,929	$44,505	$96,700	$725
2021	6,771	$45,417	$104,400	$773
2022	6,811	$43,664	$136,100	$763
2023	6,901	$53,578	$158,200	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2416.8%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	323	4.7%
5 to 17	989	14.3%
18 to 24	1,158	16.8%
25 to 34	439	6.4%
35 to 44	1,323	19.2%
45 to 54	380	5.5%
55 to 64	1,043	15.1%
65 to 74	736	10.7%
75 and over	510	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,072	44.5%
Black or African American	2,116	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	983	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	727	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	483	10.9%
High school graduate	1,917	43.3%
Some college or associate's	1,440	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	458	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	133	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,816	86.6%
Carpooled	214	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	2.4%
Bicycle	22	0.7%
Worked from home	101	3.1%
Other means	19	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,437	45.6%
15 to 29 min	1,000	31.7%
30 to 44 min	390	12.4%
45 to 59 min	91	2.9%
60+ min	232	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 17.5% (1,126 of 6,432)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,551	65.1%
Nonfamily households	832	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,383	82.2%
Vacant	517	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,243	52.2%
Renter-occupied	1,140	47.8%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other24.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,786	61.6%
1-unit, attached	51	1.8%
2 to 4 units	89	3.1%
5 to 19 units	152	5.2%
20 or more units	121	4.2%
Mobile home & other	701	24.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1240875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.2956, -82.9851

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