• Branford (town), Suwannee County
  
• Falmouth, Suwannee County
  
• Live Oak (city), Suwannee County

• Luraville, Suwannee County
  
• Wellborn, Suwannee County

Population Overview

Number

Number

Number

Total population

34,844

Square miles (land)

687.64

Population per square mile

50.67

296.37

79.56

Gender

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

17,012

48.8

48.8

49.1

Female

17,832

51.2

51.2

50.9

Age

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

6,772

19.4

19.0

21.4

16-24

4,560

13.1

12.2

13.9

25-44

8,744

25.1

28.6

30.2

45-64

8,863

25.4

22.7

22.0

65+

5,905

16.9

17.6

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

39.58

39.53

36.22

Race & Ethnicity

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

29,455

84.5

78.0

75.1

Black or African American

4,221

12.1

14.6

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

137

0.4

0.3

0.9

Asian

179

0.5

1.7

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

13

0.0

0.1

0.1

Some other race

391

1.1

3.0

5.5

Two or more races

448

1.3

2.4

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

1,703

4.9

16.8

12.5

Transporation to Work

Number

Number

Number

Workers 16 and over

13,496

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Public transportation

25

0.2

1.9

4.7

Car, truck, van or motorcycle

12,471

92.4

92.0

88.0

Walk

283

2.1

1.7

2.9

Work at home

460

3.4

3.0

3.3

Commuting Time

Number

Number

Number

Average travel time to work (minutes)

28

26

26

Average travel time to work using public transportation

63

46

48

Average travel time to work using other transportation

28

26

24

In 2002, the per capita personal income in Suwannee County was $20,453. This was an increase of 15.0% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 66% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.

Florida Population Change: 2000-2003

County

2000 pop

2003 pop

Change

State rank

Flagler

49,832

62,206

24.8%

1

Osceola

172,493

205,870

19.3%

2

Lake

210,528

245,877

16.8%

3

Saint Johns

123,135

142,869

16.0%

4

Gulf

13,332

15,247

14.4%

5

Wakulla

22,863

26,131

14.3%

6

Walton

40,601

46,373

14.2%

7

Collier

251,377

286,634

14.0%

8

Santa Rosa

117,743

133,092

13.0%

9

Pasco

344,765

388,906

12.8%

10

Clay

140,814

157,502

11.9%

11

Lee

440,888

492,210

11.6%

12

Saint Lucie

192,695

213,447

10.8%

13

Sumter

53,345

58,875

10.4%

14

Hernando

130,802

143,449

9.7%

15

Jefferson

12,902

14,037

8.8%

16

Manatee

264,002

286,804

8.6%

17

Charlotte

141,627

153,392

8.3%

18

Gilchrist

14,437

15,633

8.3%

19

Marion

258,916

280,288

8.3%

20

Orange

896,344

964,865

7.6%

21

Palm Beach

1,131,184

1,216,282

7.5%

22

Hillsborough

998,948

1,073,407

7.5%

23

Citrus

118,085

126,458

7.1%

24

Nassau

57,663

61,625

6.9%

25

Broward

1,623,018

1,731,347

6.7%

26

Indian River

112,947

120,463

6.7%

27

Martin

126,731

135,122

6.6%

28

Columbia

56,513

60,244

6.6%

29

Sarasota

325,957

346,793

6.4%

30

Brevard

476,230

505,711

6.2%

31

Seminole

365,196

386,374

5.8%

32

Volusia

443,343

468,663

5.7%

33

Glades

10,576

11,165

5.6%

34

Polk

483,924

510,458

5.5%

35

Suwannee

34,844

36,695

5.3%

36

Levy

34,450

36,270

5.3%

37

Baker

22,259

23,424

5.2%

38

DeSoto

32,209

33,879

5.2%

39

Duval

778,879

817,480

5.0%

40

Bay

148,217

155,193

4.7%

41

Okaloosa

170,498

178,104

4.5%

42

Lafayette

7,022

7,333

4.4%

43

Hamilton

13,327

13,917

4.4%

44

Okeechobee

35,910

37,481

4.4%

45

Highlands

87,366

91,051

4.2%

46

Liberty

7,021

7,315

4.2%

47

Union

13,442

14,002

4.2%

48

Miami-Dade

2,253,362

2,341,167

3.9%

49

Bradford

26,088

26,928

3.2%

50

Washington

20,973

21,604

3.0%

51

Hardee

26,938

27,659

2.7%

52

Alachua

217,955

223,578

2.6%

53

Hendry

36,210

37,064

2.4%

54

Holmes

18,564

18,986

2.3%

55

Putnam

70,423

71,841

2.0%

56

Leon

239,452

242,577

1.3%

57

Dixie

13,827

13,982

1.1%

58

Taylor

19,256

19,415

0.8%

59

Pinellas

921,482

926,146

0.5%

60

Escambia

294,410

295,886

0.5%

61

Madison

18,733

18,766

0.2%

62

Gadsden

45,087

45,134

0.1%

63

Jackson

46,755

46,508

-0.5%

64

Calhoun

13,017

12,921

-0.7%

65

Monroe

79,589

78,940

-0.8%

66

Franklin

11,057

10,003

-9.5%

67

Local / Community Resources

• Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce website
• My Florida website
• Child Care Info
  
• Suwannee County property appraiser’s office
  
• Suwannee County Tax Collector
• Suwannee County Clerk of Court
  
• Gas prices for 32060 zip code

Companies

• Suwannee County business guide
  
• Better Business Bureau serving Suwannee County
  
• Business licenses
  
• Corporate records search
  
• Small business credit reports

Crime

• Crime in Suwannee County
  
• Arrests in Suwannee County
  
• Most-stolen vehicles in Florida

Economy

• County profile
• Economic census for Suwannee County
  
• Employment growth
  
• Minority- & women-owned businesses
  
• Personal bankruptcy
  
• Unemployment rate in Suwannee County
• FL economy

Environment

• Air pollution in Suwannee County
  
• Diesel soot in Suwannee County
  
• Land contamination in Suwannee County
  
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
  
• Toxic chemical releases in Suwa