Gilchrist County is a county of 19,040 people in Florida. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 4,603 more people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $199,900.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,523, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gilchrist County
What changed most since 1990
White share89.8% → 85.1%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population9,667 → 19,040(+97%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.4% → 15.3%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)18.1%(260)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(302)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.1%(532)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,435 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
Gilchrist County, decade by decade
Gilchrist County 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
9,667
$49,518
$112,323
7.4%
23.4
2000
14,437
$55,247
$115,857
9.4%
25.8
2010
16,939
$53,283
$162,127
8.6%
27.8
2020
17,864
$57,428
$152,596
12.3%
37.9
2024
19,040
$63,523
$199,900
15.3%
33.3
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.
