County population in 2016: 45,952 (17% urban, 83% rural); it was 34,844 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,252 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,751 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,903 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,950 (it was 2,557 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
33%
Land area: 688 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 67 people per square mile (average).
March 2019 cost of living index in Suwannee County: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.6%), Educational, health and social services (26.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.0%).
Estimated median household income in 2017: $40,651 ($29,963 in 1999)
This county:
$40,651
Florida:
$52,594
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $563 (lower quartile is $439, upper quartile is $686)
This county:
$563
State:
$975
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $132,946 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
Suwannee:
$132,946
Florida:
$214,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,744 - $205,504 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $951 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Institutionalized population: 1,345
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 21
Robberies: 8
Assaults: 141
Burglaries: 136
Thefts: 363
Auto thefts: 39
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 13
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 111
Burglaries: 184
Thefts: 406
Auto thefts: 62
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $930 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $874 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 19.9%
Suwannee County:
19.9%
Florida:
14.0%
(15.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.0% for Black residents, 40.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.3% for American Indian residents, 90.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 24.4% for other race residents, 27.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 42.3 years old
(Males: 41.4 years old, Females: 44.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.7 years old, Black residents: 33.4 years old, American Indian residents: 47.5 years old, Asian residents: 59.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.6 years old, Other race residents: 39.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Suwannee County is $454 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.
Current college students: 953 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,743 (30.7% naturalized citizens)
Suwannee County:
6.0%
Whole state:
20.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2142010 or later
9692000 to 2009
8251990 to 1999
2971980 to 1989
721970 to 1979
226Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,078
One, attached: 127
Two: 91
3 or 4: 71
5 to 9: 220
10 to 19: 169
20 to 49: 78
50 or more: 136
Mobile homes: 10,299
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Suwannee County with a mortgage: 4,862 (70 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,405
Here:
40.0% with mortgage
State:
56.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Suwannee County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
16,156
71
Black Protestant
2,262
12
Mainline Protestant
1,440
10
Catholic
1,070
2
Other
957
6
None
19,666
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Suwannee County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Suwannee County:
1.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
Suwannee County:
8.13 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:
3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
This county:
4.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Suwannee County:
10.5%
Florida:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Suwannee County:
30.6%
State:
23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.0%
State:
14.0%
Agriculture in Suwannee County:
Average size of farms: 161 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $128,995 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $812.18 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.17% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.10% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92,649 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.52% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.41% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,675 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.41% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.25 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 21.29% Corn for grain: 1807 harvested acres Vegetables: 6,945 harvested acres Land in orchards: 732 acres
Earthquake activity:
Suwannee County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 351.6 miles away from Suwannee County center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 256.2 miles away from the county center On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 263.0 miles away from the county center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 251.2 miles away from the county center On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 236.4 miles away from Suwannee County center On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 335.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Florida Hurricane Hermine, Incident Period: August 31, 2016 to September 11, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4280: September 28, 2016, FEMA Id: 4280, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Florida Tropical Storm Debby, Incident Period: June 23, 2012 to July 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4068: July 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4068, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to May 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1831: April 21, 2009, FEMA Id: 1831, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Florida Suwannee Fire Complex, Incident Period: May 07, 2007 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 2689, Natural disaster type: Fire
Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Florida Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 24, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1561: September 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Florida Hurricane Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1545: September 04, 2004, FEMA Id: 1545, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Florida Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie, Incident Period: August 11, 2004 to August 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1539: August 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1539, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Hurricane
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Suwannee County (18) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Fires: 4, Tropical Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Freeze: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Management occupations (5%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Mexico (37%)
Cuba (9%)
Trinidad and Tobago (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
El Salvador (4%)
Nicaragua (4%)
India (3%)
American (14%)
English (9%)
Irish (5%)
German (4%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (2%)
European (2%)
People in group quarters in Suwannee County, Florida in 2000:
398 people in nursing homes
140 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
120 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
2 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Suwannee County, Florida in 2010:
861 people in state prisons
347 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
137 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
25 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
18 people in group homes intended for adults
5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $45,977.
8.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,816 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.30%
Florida average:
7.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.04% relocated from other counties in Florida ($23,637 average AGI)
2.26% relocated from other states ($8,179 average AGI)
Suwannee County:
2.26%
Florida average:
3.87%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.99% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,048 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.99%
Florida average:
6.59%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.09% relocated to other counties in Florida ($23,006 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($8,041 average AGI)
Suwannee County:
1.90%
Florida average:
2.71%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 24.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Suwannee County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,780 (7,092 aged, 1,688 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,289 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Suwannee County, Florida in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (603)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (281)
Generalized and unspecified atherosclerosis (258)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (123)
Pneumonia, unspecified (123)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (120)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.65 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,468 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 40 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,323
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,473 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,364 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 41
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 179.2. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 101.3
Other - 77.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 45,952
In family households: 37,727 (5,536 male householders, 5,673 female householders)
7,841 spouses, 12,647 children (11,533 natural, 544 adopted, 565 stepchildren), 1,679 grandchildren, 729 brothers or sisters, 910 parents, 1,328 other relatives, 1,350 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,635 (2,288 male householders (1,762 living alone)), 2,439 female householders (1,874 living alone)), 1,915 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,557
Size of family households: 5,598 2-persons, 2,534 3-persons, 1,535 4-persons, 1,077 5-persons, 176 6-persons, 281 7-or-more-persons.
4,977 married couples with children.
3,071 single-parent households (964 men, 2,107 women).
89.1% of residents of Suwannee speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $234,266,000 ($6,217 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $13,955,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $125,422,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,050,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,659,000 Federal grants: $41,673,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,232,000 ($48,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $10,230,000 ($3,796,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $529,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,085,000 Federal Government insurance: $49,157,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,515
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
63 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,384
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +577
Here:
+15 per 1000 residents
State:
+30 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +3,125
Here:
+81 per 1000 residents
State:
+59 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.3
Year house built in Suwannee County, Florida
02014 or later
8992010 to 2013
3,9512000 to 2009
4,9141990 to 1999
3,8851980 to 1989
2,8351970 to 1979
9501960 to 1969
6351950 to 1959
3341940 to 1949
6911939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Suwannee County, Florida
Cars and other vehicles available in Suwannee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
260no vehicle
3,3451 vehicle
4,9222 vehicles
1,8103 vehicles
5974 vehicles
3125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Suwannee County in renter-occupied apartments
679no vehicle
2,0031 vehicle
1,2942 vehicles
5303 vehicles
3044 vehicles
945+ vehicles
85.8% of Suwannee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Florida.
Suwannee County:
85.8%
State average:
84.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 29,149
Other state: 13,268
Northeast: 3,457
Midwest: 3,214
South: 5,752
West: 839
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Suwannee County
(49.2%)
(50.8%)
, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana 
1.26% ($32,529 average AGI)
