Demographics of Bradford County, Florida

Bradford County, Florida had 28,307 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +72 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bradford County, in four figures

28,307
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +72 people.; 40.2 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,050 ±$5,645
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bradford County, Florida's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bradford County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

About this chart

The figures

Bradford County, Florida's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bradford County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,235	100.0	100.0
2021	28,065	99.4	100.2
2022	27,279	96.6	100.7
2023	27,789	98.4	101.6
2024	28,154	99.7	102.5
2025	28,307	100.3	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Bradford County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,235	−65	−3	0	−56
2021	28,065	−170	−78	0	−96
2022	27,279	−786	−114	−7	−729
2023	27,789	+510	−43	+5	+543
2024	28,154	+365	−11	+32	+342
2025	28,307	+153	−7	+22	+138

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±1.0: for men 38.0 ±0.6 and for women 42.3 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Bradford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,567 ±234	5.6% ±0.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,148 ±391	14.9% ±1.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,052 ±283	7.4% ±1.0	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,876 ±509	28.2% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,174 ±471	25.7% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,068 ±451	18.2% ±1.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,050 ±$5,645, and income per person $27,434 ±$2,015, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Bradford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,969 ±389	21.2% ±4.1	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,837 ±335	19.8% ±3.5	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,574 ±304	17.0% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,425 ±272	15.4% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,388 ±300	15.0% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	809 ±234	8.7% ±2.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	276 ±119	3.0% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Bradford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	4,031 ±726	16.8% ±3.0	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,221 ±352	22.1% ±6.0	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,874 ±414	15.1% ±3.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	936 ±252	15.3% ±4.0	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Bradford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bradford County	Florida	United States
Housing units	10,887 ±46	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.2% ±3.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.8% ±3.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.3% ±3.6	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.7% ±4.4	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,500 ±$16,000	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$863 ±$59	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Bradford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,407 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,324 ±127	72.9% ±0.5	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,304 ±393	15.4% ±1.4	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	198 ±68	0.7% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,632 ±389	5.9% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Bradford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	19,351 ±587	69.4% ±2.1	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,033 ±467	25.2% ±1.7	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	602 ±203	2.2% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	899 ±271	3.2% ±1.0	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	675 ±220	2.4% ±0.8	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	91 to 357	0.3% to 1.3%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bradford County among the counties of Florida

51st of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Bradford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gadsden County	44,298	+2.0%
Okeechobee County	42,608	+7.4%
Wakulla County	38,089	+12.3%
DeSoto County	37,078	+8.8%
Baker County	29,737	+5.8%
Bradford County	28,307	+0.3%
Washington County	26,695	+5.4%
Hardee County	25,932	+2.4%
Taylor County	21,210	−2.5%
Gilchrist County	20,488	+14.5%
Holmes County	20,119	+2.7%

Elsewhere on the site

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026