Demographics of Lafayette County, Florida

Lafayette County, Florida had 8,792 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +556 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.

Lafayette County, in four figures

8,792
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +556 people.; 42.3 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,757 ±$7,041
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.

Lafayette County, Florida's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lafayette 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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Lafayette County, Florida's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lafayette 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	8,236	100.0	100.0
2021	7,943	96.4	100.2
2022	7,788	94.6	100.7
2023	8,199	99.6	101.6
2024	8,723	105.9	102.5
2025	8,792	106.8	103.1

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Population of Lafayette 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	8,236	+8	+2	0	+6
2021	7,943	−293	−62	0	−207
2022	7,788	−155	−50	+12	−129
2023	8,199	+411	−21	+17	+404
2024	8,723	+524	−7	+59	+461
2025	8,792	+69	−6	+43	+29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.2: for men 42.1 ±2.1 and for women 43.4 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lafayette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	342 ±118	4.2% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,072 ±247	13.1% ±3.0	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	739 ±200	9.1% ±2.4	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,367 ±352	29.0% ±4.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,893 ±277	23.2% ±3.4	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,748 ±274	21.4% ±3.4	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,757 ±$7,041, and income per person $22,543 ±$2,288, 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 Lafayette County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	650 ±189	24.7% ±6.9	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	461 ±128	17.5% ±4.6	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	567 ±197	21.5% ±7.3	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	382 ±173	14.5% ±6.5	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	360 ±137	13.7% ±5.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	158 ±69	6.0% ±2.6	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 95	0.5% 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 Lafayette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	1,168 ±397	17.5% ±5.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	353 ±156	25.8% ±10.1	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	539 ±229	16.8% ±6.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	276 ±115	13.2% ±5.2	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lafayette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lafayette County	Florida	United States
Housing units	3,347 ±183	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.6% ±4.7	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.4% ±6.9	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±6.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±6.0	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,200 ±$19,379	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$896 ±$356	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±4	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 Lafayette County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,042 ±159	12.8% ±1.9	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,485 ±224	67.2% ±2.7	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,427 ±257	17.5% ±3.1	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	18 to 382	0.2% to 4.7%	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 Lafayette County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	5,879 ±307	72.0% ±3.8	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,604 ±268	19.7% ±3.3	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	34 to 206	0.4% to 2.5%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	558 ±172	6.8% ±2.1	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69 to 209	0.8% to 2.6%	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	419 ±170	5.1% ±2.1	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%.

Lafayette County among the counties of Florida

66th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Lafayette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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