Demographics of Glades County, Florida

Glades County, Florida had 13,270 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,191 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.

Glades County, in four figures

13,270
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,191 people.; 46.0 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,870 ±$9,869
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.

Glades County, Florida's population grew 9.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Glades 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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Glades County, Florida's population grew 9.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Glades 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	12,079	100.0	100.0
2021	12,268	101.6	100.2
2022	12,519	103.6	100.7
2023	12,867	106.5	101.6
2024	13,186	109.2	102.5
2025	13,270	109.9	103.1

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Population of Glades 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	12,079	−49	−18	+1	−17
2021	12,268	+189	−105	+6	+302
2022	12,519	+251	−97	+78	+257
2023	12,867	+348	−79	+71	+344
2024	13,186	+319	−83	+87	+309
2025	13,270	+84	−81	+35	+130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±3.0: for men 43.9 ±2.3 and for women 50.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Glades County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	337 ±119	2.7% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,325 ±199	10.5% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,026 ±288	8.2% ±2.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,413 ±448	27.2% ±3.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,201 ±421	25.5% ±3.3	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,261 ±329	26.0% ±2.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,870 ±$9,869, and income per person $27,173 ±$2,591, 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 Glades County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,045 ±278	23.2% ±5.9	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,286 ±280	28.6% ±5.9	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	660 ±206	14.7% ±4.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	473 ±144	10.5% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	607 ±202	13.5% ±4.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	158 to 486	3.5% to 10.8%	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	51 to 163	1.1% to 3.6%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Glades County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	1,938 ±491	17.2% ±4.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	317 ±136	21.3% ±8.5	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,100 ±336	18.8% ±5.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	521 ±169	13.3% ±4.2	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Glades County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glades County	Florida	United States
Housing units	6,690 ±26	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.3% ±4.8	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.7% ±4.7	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.1% ±1.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.9% ±4.6	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,000 ±$17,468	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$886 ±$188	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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 Glades County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,225 ±0	25.7% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,859 ±47	54.6% ±0.4	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,844 ±85	14.7% ±0.7	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 1.0%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	367 ±55	2.9% ±0.4	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 148	0% to 1.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	137 ±67	1.1% ±0.5	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 Glades County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	6,129 ±314	48.8% ±2.5	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,790 ±339	38.1% ±2.7	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	117 to 415	0.9% to 3.3%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,378 ±284	11.0% ±2.3	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	466 ±209	3.7% ±1.7	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	912 ±220	7.3% ±1.8	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%.

Glades County among the counties of Florida

64th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Glades County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Union County	16,250	+5.2%
Jefferson County	16,007	+11.1%
Gulf County	15,943	+11.7%
Hamilton County	14,180	+3.3%
Calhoun County	13,289	−3.0%
Glades County	13,270	+9.9%
Franklin County	13,029	+4.5%
Lafayette County	8,792	+6.8%
Liberty County	8,035	+2.8%

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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