Demographics of Taylor County, Florida

Taylor County, Florida had 21,210 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −546 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.

Taylor County, in four figures

21,210
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −546 people.; 43.9 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,073 ±$7,315
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.

Taylor County, Florida's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Taylor 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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Taylor County, Florida's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Taylor 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	21,756	100.0	100.0
2021	20,851	95.8	100.2
2022	21,317	98.0	100.7
2023	21,693	99.7	101.6
2024	21,689	99.7	102.5
2025	21,210	97.5	103.1

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Population of Taylor 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	21,756	−43	−27	0	−18
2021	20,851	−905	−113	+24	−748
2022	21,317	+466	−137	+80	+494
2023	21,693	+376	−95	+107	+356
2024	21,689	−4	−129	+120	+7
2025	21,210	−479	−129	+96	−442

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±0.8: for men 43.5 ±1.5 and for women 44.5 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Taylor County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	961 ±132	4.5% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,404 ±490	15.8% ±2.3	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,518 ±324	7.1% ±1.5	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,352 ±428	24.9% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,700 ±433	26.5% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,568 ±434	21.2% ±2.0	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,073 ±$7,315, and income per person $28,746 ±$4,749, 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 Taylor County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,882 ±376	23.6% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,182 ±406	27.4% ±4.9	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,483 ±332	18.6% ±4.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	911 ±339	11.4% ±4.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	888 ±225	11.1% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	412 ±179	5.2% ±2.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	218 ±107	2.7% ±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).

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Poverty rate in Taylor County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	3,276 ±845	17.3% ±4.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	993 ±396	23.2% ±8.7	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,623 ±425	18.2% ±4.6	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	660 ±230	11.6% ±3.9	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Taylor County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Taylor County	Florida	United States
Housing units	11,259 ±29	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	70.8% ±3.2	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	29.2% ±3.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.0% ±3.1	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.0% ±4.6	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,600 ±$21,265	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$988 ±$73	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Taylor County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	919 ±0	4.3% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,373 ±238	71.5% ±1.1	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,079 ±227	19.0% ±1.1	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	46 to 218	0.2% to 1.0%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	26 to 120	0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 273	0% to 1.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	65 to 213	0.3% to 1.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	680 ±299	3.2% ±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).

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People in Taylor County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	14,496 ±974	67.4% ±4.5	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,660 ±645	26.3% ±3.0	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	208 ±94	1.0% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	547 to 1,731	2.5% to 8.1%	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	326 ±117	1.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	224 to 1,402	1.0% to 6.5%	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%.

Taylor County among the counties of Florida

54th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

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

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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