Living in Gilchrist County School District Area

Living Summary

6,464

households

16,595

Total Population

$104,800

Average House Value

$645

Average Housing Rent

$43,640

Average Household Income

82.42%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,673

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

70%

Percent Proficient - Math

66%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,464 households are located in Gilchrist County School District area. Among them, 1,810 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children in the region is 4,249 and 3,894 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (428) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (859) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Gilchrist County School District, Florida
Household	6,464
Population	16,595
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,810 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,249
Total Students	3,894
Pre-Kindergarten	234
Kindergarten	196
Grade 1-8	1,674
Grade 9-12	1,155
College/Graduate School	635
Veterans	14,216
Non-citizen	428
Non-English Home Language	859
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

14,902 residents are over the age of 16 and 7,044 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,044 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 6,698 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gilchrist County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,524	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,813	73.77%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,259	19.30%
Public transportation	2	0.03%
Walked	56	0.86%
Other method	65	1.00%
Worked from home	329	5.04%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,698	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,487	22.20%
Service	1,333	19.90%
Sales and office	1,633	24.38%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,263	18.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	982	14.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,698	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	313	4.67%
Construction	930	13.88%
Manufacturing	474	7.08%
Wholesale trade	72	1.07%
Retail trade	863	12.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	240	3.58%
Information	40	0.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	456	6.81%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	527	7.87%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,372	20.48%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	566	8.45%
Other services, except public administration	341	5.09%
Public administration	504	7.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,698	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,949	73.89%
Government workers	1,306	19.50%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	443	6.61%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,762 for the 6,464 households in Gilchrist County School District area, Florida. The average income of a single worker is $26,202. 13,689 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 82.42%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,464	-
Less than $10,000	480	7.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	314	4.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	874	13.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	957	14.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,061	16.41%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,028	15.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	965	14.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	534	8.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	138	2.13%
More than $200,000	113	1.75%
Median Household Income	$43,640	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,762	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,348	-
Less than $10,000	209	4.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	96	2.21%
$15,000 - $24,999	460	10.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	659	15.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	711	16.35%
$50,000 - $74,999	794	18.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	753	17.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	497	11.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	87	2.00%
More than $200,000	82	1.89%

Median Family Income	$50,567	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$63,434	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,202	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,380	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,380	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,608	-
With health insurance coverage	13,689	82.42%
Public coverage	6,967	41.95%
Private health insurance	8,811	53.05%
Without health insurance coverage	2,919	17.58%

Housing

There are 7,550 housing units in Gilchrist County School District area, Florida with 6,464 units (85.62%) occupied. 5,368 houses (83.04%) are occupied by owner and 1,096 houses (16.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $104,800 and the average rental cost is $645. 116 houses (1.54%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 417 houses (5.52%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,550	-
Occupied	6,464	85.62%
Owner Occupied	5,368	83.04%
Renter Occupied	1,096	16.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,637	48.17%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	24	0.32%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	121	1.60%
Mobile Homes	3,754	49.72%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,550	-
Built 2014 or later	116	1.54%
Built 2010 - 2013	297	3.93%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,902	25.19%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,962	25.99%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,251	16.57%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,096	14.52%
Built 1960 - 1969	299	3.96%
Built 1950 - 1959	210	2.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	417	5.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,550	-
1 room	42	0.56%
2 rooms	177	2.34%
3 rooms	360	4.77%
4 rooms	1,500	19.87%
5 rooms	2,346	31.07%
6 rooms	1,620	21.46%
7 rooms	737	9.76%
8 rooms	410	5.43%
9 rooms or more	358	4.74%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,550	-
no bedroom	42	0.56%
1 bedroom	331	4.38%
2 bedrooms	1,949	25.81%
3 bedrooms	4,385	58.08%
4 bedrooms	768	10.17%
5 bedrooms or more	75	0.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,368	-
Less than $50,000	1,007	18.76%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,585	29.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	795	14.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	714	13.30%
$200,000 - $299,999	689	12.84%
$300,000 - $499,999	458	8.53%
$500,000 - $999,999	98	1.83%
$1,000,000 or more	22	0.41%
Median House Value	$104,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	890	-
Less than $500	215	24.16%
$500 - $999	535	60.11%
$1,000 - $1,499	130	14.61%
$1,500 - $1,999	7	0.79%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	3	0.34%
Median Rental Costs	$645	-

Demographic

A total of 17,953 people lives in Gilchrist County School District area, Florida with 9,415 male and 8,538 female. The males to female ratio is 52.44 to 47.56. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,953	-
Male	9,415	52.44%
Female	8,538	47.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,953	-
Under 5 years	888	4.95%
5 - 9 years	764	4.26%
10 - 14 years	1,131	6.30%
15 - 19 years	1,675	9.33%
20 - 24 years	1,226	6.83%
25 - 34 years	1,850	10.30%
35 - 44 years	1,950	10.86%
45 - 54 years	2,263	12.61%
55 - 59 years	1,373	7.65%
60 - 64 years	1,196	6.66%
65 - 74 years	2,063	11.49%
75 - 84 years	1,065	5.93%
85 years and older	509	2.84%
Median Age	42.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,953	-
One Race	17,569	97.86%
White	16,382	91.25%
Black or African American	1,052	5.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native	22	0.12%
Asian	40	0.22%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2	0.01%
Other	71	0.40%

Two or more races	384	2.14%
White and Black or African American	154	0.86%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	178	0.99%
White and Asian	6	0.03%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.05%