COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gadsden County

Florida · 41,105 residents · 516 sq mi

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With 41,105 people, Gadsden County is a county in Florida. 28.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $39,700. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 27% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,105

−9%vs 2000

vs 45,087 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

516 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(3,189)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(3,424)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(3,520)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(3,363)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(2,955)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(6,431)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(5,836)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(4,220)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(3,242)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(2,800)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(1,619)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(506)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,985

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,248 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,597

−41%vs 2000

vs $14,499 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.0%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $386 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.9%(16,174)

Black56.9%(25,632)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(2,782)

Asian0.2%(105)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic40.6%(16,699)

Black58.1%(23,877)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(753)

Asian0.2%(70)

Other1.1%(459)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.1%(3,095)

Central American2.2%(966)

Salvadoran1.6%(697)

Puerto Rican1.2%(509)

Cuban0.6%(274)

Honduran0.4%(195)

South American0.2%(93)

Spaniard0.1%(61)

Guatemalan0.1%(60)

Dominican0.1%(58)

Peruvian0.1%(56)

Colombian0%(19)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(18)

Panamanian0%(14)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(34)

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish5.7%(2,480)

English5.4%(2,351)

American3.9%(1,690)

German3.6%(1,557)

Italian1.9%(848)

Subsaharan African1.4%(592)

Scotch-Irish1%(434)

Scottish0.8%(347)

West Indian0.6%(279)

French0.6%(264)

Polish0.6%(243)

Welsh0.2%(104)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(102)

Jamaican0.2%(100)

Haitian0.2%(98)

Dutch0.2%(91)

Greek0.2%(72)

British0.2%(69)

Norwegian0.1%(57)

French Canadian0.1%(30)

Finnish0.1%(28)

Czech0.1%(27)

Hungarian0.1%(27)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(26)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Nigerian0%(18)

Arab0%(9)

Jordanian0%(9)

Austrian0%(9)

Brazilian0%(7)

Cape Verdean0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Slovene0%(5)

Russian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.9%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 21.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42%(7,106)

Married43.8%(7,416)

Widowed2.2%(378)

Divorced12%(2,023)

Women 15+

Never married38.5%(7,252)

Married37.2%(7,020)

Widowed10%(1,878)

Divorced14.3%(2,698)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)24.2%(587)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(758)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.7%(623)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(44)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,423 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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