Suwannee County is home to 45,342 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $171,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. Growth has run 30% since 2000, or 10,498 more people. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,658, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% 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 Suwannee County
What changed most since 1990
White share82.7% → 72.6%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population26,780 → 45,342(+69%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.2% → 16.6%(+8.4 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)27.8%(988)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(1,065)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(1,354)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,559 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
Suwannee County, decade by decade
Suwannee 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
26,780
$47,461
$108,723
8.2%
36.8
2000
34,844
$54,582
$105,474
10.5%
40.6
2010
41,551
$52,295
$160,545
10.2%
46.8
2020
43,474
$56,093
$129,809
15.7%
55.5
2024
45,342
$56,658
$171,600
16.6%
55.9
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.
