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Bradford County

Florida · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,885
Median household income
$63,050
People below poverty
16.8%
Median home value
$212,500

Income

The median income of households in Bradford County, Florida was $63,050. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 6.1
$15,000 to $24,999 9.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 15.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15
$150,000 to $199,999 8.7
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52951
Female 47751

An estimated 72% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,772. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72
Social Security 39.4
Retirement income 27.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 17.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024, 88.4% had health insurance coverage and 11.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.8% and public coverage was 44.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.6%.


In 2020-2024, Bradford County, Florida had a total population of 27,885 - 12,744 (45.7%) females and 15,141 (54.3%) males. The median age was 40.2 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 33.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 838 729
5 to 9 773 701
10 to 14 866 868
15 to 19 848 636
20 to 24 988 520
25 to 29 1044 675
30 to 34 1352 739
35 to 39 1214 1070
40 to 44 1084 698
45 to 49 1047 844
50 to 54 1051 653
55 to 59 931 973
60 to 64 941 734
65 to 69 935 893
70 to 74 378 644
75 to 79 497 539
80 to 84 191 495
85 and over 163 333

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.4% were White; 16% were Black or African American; 15.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 3.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5% of the people in Bradford County, Florida were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.9% of the people in Bradford County, Florida were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,278 households in Bradford County, Florida. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.1% of the households in Bradford County, Florida while cohabiting couple households made up 9.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.2% of all households, while 15.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.5% of all households.

In Bradford County, Florida, 33.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.1
Cohabiting Couples 9.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.8% of males and 43.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.4 24.4
Now married, except separated 39.8 43.2
Separated 2.4 1.5
Widowed 5.4 13.6
Divorced 11 17.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Bradford County, Florida, 778 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in Bradford County, Florida were U.S. natives. 69.4% of the Bradford County, Florida population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of Bradford County, Florida residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 75.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Bradford County, Florida come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Bradford County, Florida.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 67.2
Asia 12.7
Europe 14.9
Africa 0
Northern America 1.4
Oceania 3.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024, 5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.6 % of the people at least one year old living in Bradford County, Florida were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.6
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 12
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Bradford County, Florida was 5,856 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 358 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,493. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,005.

Educational Attainment of People in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.6
High school diploma or equivalency 39.1
Some college, no degree 20.3
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 10.8
Graduate or professional degree 4.3

Disability

In Bradford County, Florida, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.5% of people under 18 years old, to 14.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Bradford County, Florida, 46.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,753 73
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,275 21.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 579 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Bradford County, Florida worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 9.9
Manufacturing 5.8
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.1
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 9.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,265 30.7
Service occupations 1,989 18.7
Sales and office occupations 2,676 25.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,485 14
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,203 11.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.5% of Bradford County, Florida workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 1.8
Other means 3.5
Worked from home 10.6

In 2020-2024, Bradford County, Florida had a total of 10,887 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 30% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.7
Mobile homes 30
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Bradford County, Florida was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 74.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Bradford County, Florida had 9,278 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,609 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.3% while renters occupied 26.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.62 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.56.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 26.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Bradford County, Florida:

House Heating Fuel Used in Bradford County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.7
Electricity 94.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Bradford County, Florida was $212,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.7 % had a mortgage. 49.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,363 and for owners without a mortgage it was $418.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Bradford County, Florida was $863. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.