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Gilchrist County, Florida

Gilchrist County had 20,233 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 349.7 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 67 in Florida by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
20,233
#55 of 67 in Florida · #1,814 in US
Area
349.7 sq mi
#63 of 67 in Florida · #2,681 in US
Density
58 / sq mi
#47 of 67 in Florida · #1,336 in US
Median household income
$56,884
#46 of 67 in Florida · #2,146 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Gilchrist County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Gilchrist County population, land area and income

Gilchrist County had 20,233 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 349.7 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 67 in Florida by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 57.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Gilchrist County has 13% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,884 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,233

3144th1st

1814th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

350 sq mi

3144th1st

2681st of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1336th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,884

3143rd1st

2146th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

20,233

67th1st

55th of 67 (FL)

Land area

350 sq mi

67th1st

63rd of 67 (FL)

Density

57.9 / sq mi

67th1st

47th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$56,884

67th1st

46th of 67 (FL)

How Gilchrist County's population changed since 2020

Gilchrist County gained 2,348 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 13.1%. That ranks 15th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Gilchrist County recorded 881 births and 1,068 deaths, a natural change of -187. Net international migration added +402 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,128. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,128 people.

17.9k202018.3k202119.0k202219.7k202320.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
881
Deaths
1,068
Net international migration
+402
Net domestic migration
+2,128
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+498

Where Gilchrist County is

The Census internal point of Gilchrist County is at 29.723500, -82.795800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Gilchrist County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Gilchrist County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.723500, -82.795800
DMS
29°43'24.60"N 82°47'44.88"W
UTM
17N 326306.6E 3289497.4N
Geohash
djm15fvzy
Plus code
76XVP6F3+CM

Towns in Gilchrist County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Gilchrist County, 2,802 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gilchrist County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Trenton with 2,267.

  1. 01Trenton2,267
  2. 02Fanning Springs (part)535
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gilchrist County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Gilchrist County. The most populous is Alachua County, FL, with 291,782 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 101.6 miles WNW of Gilchrist County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Gainesville, FL (population 148,720), 27.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Alachua, FL (population 10,856), 19.4 miles away.

Gilchrist County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gilchrist County is 12041: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,884.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gilchrist County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,233. That is up 2,348 people (13.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,885.

What is the FIPS code of Gilchrist County?

12041. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gilchrist County?

Trenton, with 2,267 residents inside Gilchrist County in 2024.

Which counties border Gilchrist County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Alachua County, FL; Columbia County, FL; Levy County, FL; Suwannee County, FL; Dixie County, FL; Lafayette County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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