With 75,164 people, Putnam County is a county in Florida. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 36% less than in Florida as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $160,300. 23.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,934, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Putnam County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.3% → 14.5%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share78.6% → 69.3%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$118,563 → $160,300(+35%)US over the same years: +67%
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)21.9%(1,392)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(1,166)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.8%(2,273)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(239)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,356 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
Putnam County, decade by decade
Putnam 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
65,070
$48,373
$118,563
8.3%
43.4
2000
70,423
$51,334
$98,552
9.4%
49.9
2010
74,364
$49,839
$157,236
12.2%
54.9
2020
73,321
$48,564
$125,325
13.6%
61.2
2024
75,164
$47,934
$160,300
14.5%
60.5
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.
