Fort White is a city of 531 people in Florida. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 23.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. Growth has run 30% since 2000, or 122 more people. That trails the Florida median by roughly 28%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 160%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort White
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$69,602 → $220,800(+217%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate39.4% → 23.1%(−16.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share69.4% → 65.5%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 60 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort White, decade by decade
Fort White population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
320
$40,201
$69,602
7.3%
54.9
2000
409
$47,818
$85,071
11.5%
68.6
2010
567
$44,643
$222,835
15.3%
69.6
2020
618
$55,241
$202,047
10.0%
63.0
2024
531
$53,750
$220,800
17.0%
63.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
