Demographics of Gilchrist County, Florida

Gilchrist County, Florida had 20,488 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,598 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.

Gilchrist County, in four figures

20,488
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +14.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,598 people.; 43.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,523 ±$8,592
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.

Gilchrist County, Florida's population grew 14.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gilchrist 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

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Gilchrist County, Florida's population grew 14.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gilchrist 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	17,890	100.0	100.0
2021	18,334	102.5	100.2
2022	19,024	106.3	100.7
2023	19,725	110.3	101.6
2024	20,131	112.5	102.5
2025	20,488	114.5	103.1

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Population of Gilchrist 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	17,890	+30	−3	0	+31
2021	18,334	+444	−64	+17	+512
2022	19,024	+690	−94	+88	+664
2023	19,725	+701	−12	+124	+576
2024	20,131	+406	−16	+89	+323
2025	20,488	+357	−14	+60	+311

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.7: for men 39.8 ±1.9 and for women 46.7 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gilchrist County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,043 ±55	5.5% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,994 ±257	15.7% ±1.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,608 ±303	8.4% ±1.6	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,409 ±283	23.2% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,135 ±312	27.0% ±1.6	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,851 ±366	20.2% ±1.9	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,523 ±$8,592, and income per person $35,223 ±$4,025, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gilchrist County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,225 ±264	17.1% ±3.7	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,583 ±279	22.1% ±3.9	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,250 ±219	17.5% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	949 ±207	13.3% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,228 ±303	17.2% ±4.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	442 ±164	6.2% ±2.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	474 ±181	6.6% ±2.5	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).

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Poverty rate in Gilchrist County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	2,076 ±445	11.5% ±2.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	438 ±145	11.4% ±3.7	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,139 ±302	12.5% ±3.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	499 ±158	9.9% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gilchrist County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gilchrist County	Florida	United States
Housing units	7,863 ±68	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±2.5	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±2.6	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.7% ±2.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.3% ±2.9	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,900 ±$14,091	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$926 ±$47	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±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

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People in Gilchrist County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,529 ±0	8.0% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,208 ±55	85.1% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	573 ±107	3.0% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 69	< 0.1% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15 to 97	0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	617 ±114	3.2% ±0.6	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).

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People in Gilchrist County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	11,460 ±546	60.2% ±2.9	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,641 ±557	34.9% ±2.9	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	194 ±86	1.0% ±0.5	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	745 ±185	3.9% ±1.0	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	119 to 353	0.6% to 1.9%	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	509 ±143	2.7% ±0.8	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%.

Gilchrist County among the counties of Florida

55th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Gilchrist County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Madison County	18,759	+5.0%
Dixie County	18,038	+8.0%
Union County	16,250	+5.2%
Jefferson County	16,007	+11.1%

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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