COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Bradford County

Florida · 26,088 residents · 294 sq mi

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Bradford County is a county of 26,088 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $64,000. 3,573 more people live here than in 1990. Median rent is $430 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 37.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,088

+16%since 1990

from 22,515 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

+10%since 1990

from 33.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

294 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(1,444)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.9%(1,540)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,664)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(1,767)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.9%(1,788)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.8%(3,869)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.3%(4,508)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(3,608)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.7%(2,524)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747%(1,831)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.5%(1,164)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(381)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,140

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $24,625 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,226

+38%since 1990

from $10,287 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.6%

−1.2 ptssince 1990

from 15.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,000

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $47,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$430

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $320 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.0%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 77.0% in 1990

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.8%(17,734)

Black20.4%(4,588)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(309)

Asian0.3%(67)

2000

White, non-Hispanic75%(19,559)

Black20.6%(5,367)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(622)

Asian0.6%(154)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2%(570)

Cuban0.9%(246)

Mexican0.8%(212)

South American0.4%(103)

Spaniard0.3%(85)

Venezuelan0.3%(78)

Dominican0.1%(40)

Central American0.1%(24)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Panamanian0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Argentine0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(100)

Pakistani0.2%(67)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Vietnamese0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(10)

Ancestry

English13.7%(3,834)

Irish9%(2,508)

American7.4%(2,069)

German6%(1,675)

Subsaharan African4.8%(1,350)

Italian2.5%(699)

French1.8%(501)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(448)

Scottish1.5%(424)

West Indian1.4%(384)

Haitian0.9%(260)

French Canadian0.9%(257)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.9%(246)

Welsh0.5%(150)

Dutch0.4%(120)

British0.4%(114)

Jamaican0.3%(95)

Portuguese0.3%(74)

Swedish0.3%(73)

Greek0.3%(72)

Hungarian0.3%(70)

Australian0.2%(67)

Danish0.2%(56)

Czech0.2%(53)

Norwegian0.2%(50)

Belgian0.1%(36)

Arab0.1%(29)

Jordanian0.1%(29)

Slovak0.1%(23)

Israeli0.1%(20)

Russian0%(12)

Canadian0%(10)

Romanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 8.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

74.2%

+9.2 ptssince 1990

from 65.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

−8%since 1990

from 23.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.7%(2,524)

Married64.4%(7,860)

Widowed3.6%(443)

Divorced11.3%(1,377)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(1,631)

Married56.4%(5,213)

Widowed13.4%(1,237)

Divorced12.5%(1,156)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.8%(458)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.1%(556)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(662)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,845 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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