Suwannee County, Florida Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Suwannee County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Suwannee County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Suwannee County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Suwannee County is 19th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Main Cities Within Suwannee County, Florida

Live Oak, Florida

Suwannee County, Florida Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	43,656	44th	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	688.5	35th	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	60.3	44th	350.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	17th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.8%	19th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.9%	27th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.7%	43rd	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.1%	57th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	83.8%	29th	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.4%	31st	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	18th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	53rd	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	29th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	53rd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	31st	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.5%	28th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	47.6%	46th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.2%	43rd	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	19,417	45th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.9%	49th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	15,810	45th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.6%	44th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$108,900	53rd	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	36th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	25	51st	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$19,094	48th	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$37,775	54th	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.6%	17th	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Suwannee County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	658	45th	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	8,202	44th	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,112	43rd	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$353,760	46th	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,962	45th	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$31,870	48th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732

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