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Fort White

Town, Columbia County. Population 664 (2025), -0.4% on the prior year, +7.4% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Fort White

Boundary: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing. 2.56 square miles of land.

Population

2025
Population664Population, April 1, 1979 to 20251979667 high2025
Change since the prior year-0.4%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+7.4%2020 to 2025
Census 20206182020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
2025664estimate-0.4%
2024667estimate+2.5%
2023651estimate-0.5%
2022654estimate+3.6%
2021631estimate+2.1%
2020618census+11.6%
2019554estimate+0.4%
2018552estimate-0.7%
2017556estimate+0.4%
2016554estimate-1.1%
2015560estimate+0.2%
2014559estimate+0.2%
2013558estimate-2.1%
2012570estimate+0.9%
2011565estimate-0.4%
2010567census+8.6%
2009522estimate+0.6%
2008519estimate0.0%
2007519estimate+12.1%
2006463estimate+4.3%
2005444estimate+5.0%
2004423estimate+3.4%
2003409estimate0.0%
2002409estimate+3.0%
2001397estimate-2.9%
2000409census-27.9%
1999567estimate+9.0%
1998520estimate-1.1%
1997526estimate+1.7%
1996517estimate-7.7%
1995560estimate+11.6%
1994502estimate0.0%
1993502estimate0.0%
1992502estimate+78.0%
1991282estimaten/a
1989362estimate-2.4%
1988371estimate+1.6%
1987365estimate+0.3%
1986364estimate+2.0%
1985357estimate-6.8%
1984383estimate-1.3%
1983388estimate+0.5%
1982386estimate0.0%
1981386estimaten/a
1979410estimaten/a

Labor force (county figures)

Aug 2026

County figures, no city estimate published by FloridaCommerce

Unemployment rate (Columbia County)5.5%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20169.8% highAug 2026
Labor force (Columbia County)27,721Aug 2026
Employment (Columbia County)26,191Aug 2026
Unemployed (Columbia County)1,530Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.0%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.1%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 202627,72126,1911,5305.5%
Jul 202626,75925,1851,5745.9%
Jun 202626,86125,3291,5325.7%
May 202627,64226,1761,4665.3%
Apr 202627,95126,4341,5175.4%
Mar 202628,00226,5091,4935.3%
Feb 202628,02426,4421,5825.6%
Jan 202627,81226,1631,6495.9%
Dec 202527,87326,3731,5005.4%
Nov 202527,95426,3271,6275.8%
Sep 202527,97126,6241,3474.8%
Aug 202527,69926,3261,3735.0%
Jul 202526,87925,5331,3465.0%
Jun 202526,84725,5591,2884.8%
May 202527,62126,4431,1784.3%
Apr 202527,82926,7291,1004.0%
Mar 202527,85526,7111,1444.1%
Feb 202527,62626,4801,1464.1%
Jan 202527,80626,6181,1884.3%
Dec 202427,65926,5571,1024.0%
Nov 202427,61226,4111,2014.3%
Oct 202427,92226,7671,1554.1%
Sep 202428,10526,9711,1344.0%
Aug 202427,93526,7181,2174.4%
Jul 202427,03325,8441,1894.4%
Jun 202427,10125,9201,1814.4%
May 202427,68226,6721,0103.6%
Apr 202427,76826,8309383.4%
Mar 202427,71626,7091,0073.6%
Feb 202427,61326,5801,0333.7%
Jan 202427,67326,5791,0944.0%
Dec 202327,72526,7479783.5%
Nov 202327,86126,7941,0673.8%
Oct 202328,09727,0071,0903.9%
Sep 202328,13327,0511,0823.8%
Aug 202327,99526,8581,1374.1%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
202527,63226,3381,2944.7%
202427,65226,5471,1054.0%
202327,75126,7709813.5%
202227,16326,2119523.5%
202127,05425,7061,3485.0%
202027,14425,3431,8016.6%
201927,33326,3689653.5%
201827,03125,9181,1134.1%
201726,97625,6991,2774.7%
201627,49826,0531,4455.3%
201528,94627,3391,6075.6%
201428,20326,2531,9506.9%
201327,71325,5152,1987.9%
201227,82625,2822,5449.1%
201128,15625,2112,94510.5%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses19New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20161 highAug 2026
Food service licenses6Aug 2026
Lodging licenses1Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses12Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months2Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months (postal city)167Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+16.0%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month11Sep 2026

Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations

Licenses are placed inside the city limits by their geocoded address.

Business formations are by postal city: Fort White, which is not the city limits.

No ZIP code has its Census internal point inside this place, so ZIP Code Business Patterns are not shown.

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Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol8
2010-SEATfood4
2014-MFDVfood2
1APSalcohol1
2COPalcohol1
3BPSalcohol1
6COP-SFSalcohol1
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city (postal city: Fort White)

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies157126
Florida profit corporations312
Florida non-profit corporations56
Out of state entities registering in Florida10
Partnerships, trusts and other filings10

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$257M
Total taxable value (non school)$121M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$143M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+8.7%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+8.6%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$236M2025 final roll
New construction value$4.4M2026 preliminary
Parcels1,4782026 preliminary

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-03

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 25% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$250K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months17Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$250KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$164M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$3.36M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$616K2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$57M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$9.94M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$1.88M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$12.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$7.56M2026 preliminary

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential910$164M$91.1M$3.93M0+8.5%
Commercial15$3.36M$3.29M$0.8Kn/a+5.9%
Industrial2$616K$604K$0n/a+0.3%
Agricultural197$57M$13.2M$395Kn/a+12.2%
Vacant270$9.94M$7.5M$8.03Kn/a-3.3%
Institutional8$1.88M$496K$0n/a+1.9%
Government24$12.5M$0$16.1Kn/a+4.1%
Other52$7.56M$5.18M$54.8Kn/a+20.1%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units257Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199078.3% high2024
Occupied units2292020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units282020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households1702020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households592020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate74.2%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)29.2%2025
Cost burdened renter households47.3%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)0.0%2025
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$322K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less14515
All households30.01-50% AMI5185
All households50.01-80% AMI241313
All households80.01-120% AMI6350
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI7300
Renters30% AMI or less900
Renters30.01-50% AMI0130
Renters50.01-80% AMI9130
Renters80.01-120% AMI700
RentersGreater than 120% AMI400
Owners30% AMI or less5515
Owners30.01-50% AMI555
Owners50.01-80% AMI15013
Owners80.01-120% AMI5650
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI6900

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1996$54K6
1997$24.6K2
1998$78.5K3
1999$44.2K4
2000$87K3
2001$79.9K5
2002$89.3K2
2003$78K3
2004$125K17
2005$155K19
2006$177K16
2007$181K12
2008$180K3
2009$175K9
2010$154K3
2011$120K3
2012$127K5
2013$142K8
2014$97.5K1
2015$125K8

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$5.63KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$6.9K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$71.2KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$71.2KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-5.1%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$2.93KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$30.1KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$30.1KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before-6.5%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$912KFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before-42.6%FY2024
Total expenditures$720KFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+41.7%FY2024
Revenues per resident$1.37KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$0FY2024
Long-term debt, change on the year before-100.0%FY2024

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$5.63K
Aug 2026$5.95K
Jul 2026$5.87K
Jun 2026$6.57K
May 2026$6.46K
Apr 2026$5.45K
Mar 2026$5.67K
Feb 2026$6.31K
Jan 2026$5.63K
Dec 2025$5.79K
Nov 2025$5.95K
Oct 2025$5.91K
Sep 2025$6.54K
Aug 2025$6.69K
Jul 2025$6.41K
Jun 2025$6.7K
May 2025$6.53K
Apr 2025$6.09K
Mar 2025$5.57K
Feb 2025$6.83K
Jan 2025$6.11K
Dec 2024$6.53K
Nov 2024$5.45K
Oct 2024$5.53K
Sep 2024$5.9K
Aug 2024$6.44K
Jul 2024$6.34K
Jun 2024$6.59K
May 2024$6.16K
Apr 2024$5.64K
Mar 2024$5.78K
Feb 2024$6.66K
Jan 2024$5.71K
Dec 2023$5.91K
Nov 2023$6.9K
Oct 2023$5.84K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$2.93K
Aug 2026$2.93K
Jul 2026$2.93K
Jun 2026$2.36K
May 2026$2.36K
Apr 2026$2.36K
Mar 2026$2.36K
Feb 2026$2.36K
Jan 2026$2.36K
Dec 2025$2.39K
Nov 2025$2.39K
Oct 2025$2.39K
Sep 2025$2.41K
Aug 2025$2.41K
Jul 2025$2.41K
Jun 2025$2.72K
May 2025$2.72K
Apr 2025$2.72K
Mar 2025$2.72K
Feb 2025$2.72K
Jan 2025$2.72K
Dec 2024$2.72K
Nov 2024$2.97K
Oct 2024$2.97K
Sep 2024$2.97K
Aug 2024$2.97K
Jul 2024$2.97K
Jun 2024$3.05K
May 2024$3.05K
Apr 2024$3.05K
Mar 2024$3.05K
Feb 2024$3.05K
Jan 2024$3.05K
Dec 2023$3.05K
Nov 2023$3.05K
Oct 2023$3.05K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2024$0-100.0%
FY2023$11.6K-7.0%
FY2022$12.5Kn/a
FY2021$0n/a
FY2020$0n/a
FY2019$0n/a
FY2018$0n/a
FY2017$0n/a
FY2016$0n/a
FY2015$0n/a
FY2014$0n/a
FY2013$0n/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$249K$271K-8.3%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$8.78K$14.3K-38.5%
Intergovernmental Revenues$420K$1.09M-61.5%
Charges for Services$228K$184K+24.2%
Miscellaneous Revenues$6.52K$29K-77.6%
Other Sourcesn/an/an/a
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$302K$350K-13.7%
Physical Environment$233K$99.6K+133.8%
Transportation$133K$34.1K+290.8%
Culture / Recreation$51.5K$24.2K+112.6%
Other Uses and Non-Operatingn/an/an/a
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits (offices reporting this city)$0Deposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$23.1M high2026
Branches0June 30, 2026
Institutions0June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

Offices whose reported city is Fort White.

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

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