COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Levy County

Florida · 25,923 residents · 1,118 sq mi

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Levy County is home to 25,923 people in Florida. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the Florida median by roughly 32%. The typical home is worth $49,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,923

−25%vs 2000

vs 34,450 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,118 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,648)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,905)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,692)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,714)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(1,352)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(3,430)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(3,381)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,812)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(3,085)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(3,192)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,421)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(291)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,807

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,959 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,386

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,746 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,000

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $413 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.2%(28,654)

Black10.8%(3,734)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(1,339)

Asian0.4%(129)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(22,443)

Black12.4%(3,203)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(438)

Asian0.5%(128)

Other0.6%(149)

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 Rican3.5%(1,599)

Mexican2.8%(1,291)

Central American1.4%(656)

Cuban1.4%(655)

Guatemalan1.3%(583)

South American0.7%(316)

Venezuelan0.2%(93)

Peruvian0.2%(74)

Chilean0.1%(61)

Honduran0.1%(48)

Colombian0.1%(48)

Spaniard0.1%(47)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(36)

Costa Rican0.1%(25)

Uruguayan0%(19)

Argentine0%(14)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.2%(72)

Asian Indian0.1%(65)

Chinese0.1%(54)

Japanese0.1%(44)

Filipino0%(20)

Korean0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

Irish14.2%(6,435)

English12.6%(5,720)

German11.4%(5,175)

American6%(2,732)

Italian4.3%(1,957)

Scottish2.9%(1,322)

French1.9%(871)

Dutch1.5%(668)

Polish1.2%(542)

Welsh0.9%(391)

French Canadian0.8%(383)

Norwegian0.8%(344)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.6%(270)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(261)

British0.5%(213)

Hungarian0.5%(212)

West Indian0.4%(202)

Russian0.4%(196)

Swedish0.4%(170)

Finnish0.2%(72)

Jamaican0.2%(71)

Slovak0.1%(62)

Greek0.1%(58)

Belgian0.1%(57)

Lithuanian0.1%(53)

Portuguese0.1%(51)

Czech0.1%(42)

Swiss0.1%(42)

Canadian0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(27)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Arab0.1%(24)

Moroccan0%(20)

Haitian0%(20)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(17)

Austrian0%(12)

Serbian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(3)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.8%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 22.3 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 married29.9%(5,533)

Married52.2%(9,671)

Widowed4.6%(845)

Divorced13.3%(2,464)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(4,616)

Married48.7%(9,546)

Widowed12.9%(2,534)

Divorced14.8%(2,893)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% 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)19.2%(722)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(1,029)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(1,656)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(127)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,758 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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