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Dixie County

County, Florida. Population 17,217 (2025), -1.9% on the prior year, +2.7% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Dixie CountyCross City (town), population 1,748Horseshoe Beach (town), population 114

Click a city to open its page. Filled shapes are cities, towns and villages; hatched shapes are census designated places with a spending estimate. Boundaries: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing.

Cities

Every city, town and village in Dixie County, with its latest BEBR population. A place in two counties is listed in both and its page sits under its principal county.

Population

2025
Population17,217Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197217.6k high2025
Change since the prior year-1.9%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+2.7%2020 to 2025
Census 202016,7592020

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
202517,217estimate-1.9%
202417,555estimate+1.6%
202317,271estimate+1.7%
202216,988estimate+1.1%
202116,804estimate+0.3%
202016,759census+0.9%
201916,610estimate+0.7%
201816,489estimate-1.4%
201716,726estimate-0.3%
201616,773estimate+1.9%
201516,468estimate+0.7%
201416,356estimate+0.6%
201316,263estimate-0.2%
201216,298estimate-0.5%
201116,385estimate-0.2%
201016,422census+1.2%
200916,221estimate+1.6%
200815,963estimate+1.0%
200715,808estimate+0.8%
200615,677estimate+2.0%
200515,377estimate+3.0%
200414,928estimate+1.6%
200314,688estimate+1.6%
200214,459estimate+2.8%
200114,059estimate+1.7%
200013,827census+2.6%
199913,478estimate+2.1%
199813,196estimate+1.2%
199713,039estimate+3.5%
199612,602estimate+1.5%
199512,416estimate+2.2%
199412,150estimate+2.9%
199311,810estimate+8.0%
199210,933estimate+3.8%
199110,534estimate-0.5%
199010,585census-2.3%
198910,832estimate+5.9%
198810,224estimate+3.6%
19879,866estimate+3.6%
19869,521estimate+3.4%
19859,206estimate+0.9%
19849,125estimate+3.0%
19838,863estimate+0.8%
19828,792estimate+7.9%
19818,145estimate+5.1%
19807,751census+1.2%
19797,656estimate+3.7%
19787,382estimate+6.2%
19776,953estimate+3.0%
19766,750estimate+1.7%
19756,638estimate+1.9%
19746,514estimate+10.7%
19735,885estimate+4.9%
19725,608estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate6.0%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20169.1% highAug 2026
Labor force5,945Aug 2026
Employment5,588Aug 2026
Unemployed357Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.5%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.8%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 20265,9455,5883576.0%
Jul 20265,8655,4933726.3%
Jun 20265,9105,5373736.3%
May 20265,9635,6243395.7%
Apr 20265,9635,6223415.7%
Mar 20265,9465,6103365.7%
Feb 20265,9415,5733686.2%
Jan 20265,8485,4713776.4%
Dec 20255,8515,5113405.8%
Nov 20255,9185,5323866.5%
Sep 20255,9555,6343215.4%
Aug 20255,8955,5733225.5%
Jul 20255,8205,5173035.2%
Jun 20255,7755,4892865.0%
May 20255,8255,5622634.5%
Apr 20255,8275,5822454.2%
Mar 20255,8155,5642514.3%
Feb 20255,7645,5042604.5%
Jan 20255,7045,4312734.8%
Dec 20245,6995,4532464.3%
Nov 20245,6765,3962804.9%
Oct 20245,7855,5132724.7%
Sep 20245,8325,5832494.3%
Aug 20245,8295,5772524.3%
Jul 20245,7795,5152644.6%
Jun 20245,7565,4952614.5%
May 20245,8205,6002203.8%
Apr 20245,8705,6622083.5%
Mar 20245,8875,6682193.7%
Feb 20245,8185,5952233.8%
Jan 20245,7875,5382494.3%
Dec 20235,7645,5522123.7%
Nov 20235,7855,5582273.9%
Oct 20235,8675,6222454.2%
Sep 20235,8775,6142634.5%
Aug 20235,7605,5222384.1%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20255,8315,5362955.1%
20245,7955,5502454.2%
20235,7015,4882133.7%
20225,4755,2861893.5%
20215,4755,2162594.7%
20205,4565,1263306.0%
20195,4655,2492164.0%
20185,3845,1452394.4%
20175,3435,0772665.0%
20165,3115,0063055.7%
20155,5815,2303516.3%
20145,5275,1014267.7%
20135,8155,2975188.9%
20125,7675,15761010.6%
20115,7375,02171612.5%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$9.56KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$22.7K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier-14.7%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$128KJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$34.3KFY2026 to Jan 2026

Florida Department of Revenue, Local Government Tax Distributions by County (Form 4), Tourist Development Tax, retrieved 2026-09-28 | Dixie County sales and visitor spending

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$9.56K-14.7%
Dec 2025$7.37K-22.5%
Nov 2025$8.55K-10.1%
Oct 2025$8.82K+8.1%
Sep 2025$8.26K+35.5%
Aug 2025$10.8K+0.5%
Jul 2025$15.7K-15.5%
Jun 2025$12.5K-9.7%
May 2025$11.1K+2.4%
Apr 2025$10.4K+26.8%
Mar 2025$13.8K+37.5%
Feb 2025$10.8K+17.2%
Jan 2025$11.2K+51.1%
Dec 2024$9.52K+48.9%
Nov 2024$9.51K+45.9%
Oct 2024$8.16K-15.6%
Sep 2024$6.09K-13.6%
Aug 2024$10.8K+2.3%
Jul 2024$18.6K-18.1%
Jun 2024$13.9K-17.3%
May 2024$10.9K+6.1%
Apr 2024$8.17K-18.0%
Mar 2024$10.1K-20.6%
Feb 2024$9.19K-31.5%
Jan 2024$7.42K-41.0%
Dec 2023$6.39K-18.6%
Nov 2023$6.52K-23.3%
Oct 2023$9.68K+8.6%
Sep 2023$7.06K-13.7%
Aug 2023$10.5K-16.3%
Jul 2023$22.7K+10.9%
Jun 2023$16.8K+0.4%
May 2023$10.3K-7.9%
Apr 2023$9.96K-11.6%
Mar 2023$12.7K-14.4%
Feb 2023$13.4K+14.8%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses97New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20164 highAug 2026
Food service licenses30Aug 2026
Lodging licenses23Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses44Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months10Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months241Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+9.0%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month15Sep 2026

County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, complete data files, retrieved 2026-10-01; 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 Business patterns

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Establishments2162023
Employees, mid March1,8092023
Annual payroll$69.8M2023
Establishments, change on the year before+11.9%2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol25
2010-SEATfood18
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging10
2014-MFDVfood9
2COPalcohol5
2002-MOTLlodging5
8COPalcohol4
1APSalcohol3
8COP-SFSalcohol3
2006-CNDO-SNGLlodging3
3DPSalcohol2
2010-NOSTfood2
2007-DWEL-CLCTlodging2
11Calcohol1
8COP-Salcohol1
2014-HTDGfood1
2001-HOTLlodging1
2003-NAPTlodging1
2006-CNDO-GRPlodging1

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

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies204198
Florida profit corporations2216
Florida non-profit corporations125
Out of state entities registering in Florida32
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

By sector, 2023

County Business Patterns, NAICS sectors. Employment and payroll withheld by the Bureau show blank.

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 44 Retail Trade48325$8.57M
NAICS 23 Construction28131$5.49M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)26149$5.28M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services24232$4.9M
NAICS 31 Manufacturing13585$30.1M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services1119$511K
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance1027$1.21M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance10101$3.62M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing851$2.77M
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting769$3.73M
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services742$995K
NAICS 51 Information57$634K
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing513$339K
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade45$122K
NAICS 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation48$106K
NAICS 22 Utilities310$407K

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months89Housing units permitted by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 201619 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+89.4%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$18.8MAug 2026
Units, latest month12Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months63Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months26Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table1262025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place and county residential permits, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Building permits

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Monthly, last three years

Residential permits as the Bureau publishes them; imputed months are the Bureau's imputations.

MonthUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
Aug 20261275$2.74M
Jul 20261266$2.58M
Jun 20261055$2.15M
May 20261055$2.15M
Apr 202619145$4.81M
Mar 2026220$592K
Feb 2026660$1.78M
Jan 2026110$296K
Dec 2025440$398K
Nov 2025330$299K
Oct 2025550$498K
Sep 2025550$498K
Aug 2025440$398K
Jul 2025330$299K
Jun 2025330$299K
May 2025440$398K
Apr 2025440$398K
Mar 2025440$399K
Feb 2025770$697K
Jan 2025550$498K
Dec 2024330$299K
Nov 2024330$299K
Oct 2024440$399K
Sep 2024330$299K
Aug 2024550$498K
Jul 2024440$399K
Jun 2024550$498K
May 2024550$498K
Apr 2024550$498K
Mar 2024440$397K
Feb 2024440$397K
Jan 2024440$397K
Dec 2023330$298K
Nov 2023440$397K
Oct 2023440$397K
Sep 2023550$496K

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
20251266660$27.5M
202449490$4.88M
202350500$4.98M
202255550$5.46M
202152520$5.26M
202043430$4.06M
201935350$4.42M
201833330$4.17M
201731310$3.92M
201630300$3.79M
201526260$3.35M
201424240$3.16M
201324240$3.16M
201220200$2.65M
201117170$2.15M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$1.86B
Total taxable value (non school)$757M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$831M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+1.8%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+6.3%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$1.83B2025 final roll
New construction value$24.2M2026 preliminary
Parcels16,5142026 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 2010 block groups; 7% 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$114K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months236Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$180KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$759M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$40.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$13.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$689M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$163M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$17.1M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$177M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$2.44M2026 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
Residential6,750$759M$444M$18.7M6,709+3.8%
Commercial206$40.5M$37.8M$656Kn/a+0.5%
Industrial35$13.5M$13.1M$929Kn/a+8.3%
Agricultural2,788$689M$110M$2.85Mn/a+0.6%
Vacant5,840$163M$148M$603Kn/a-0.6%
Institutional72$17.1M$3.18M$0n/a-1.0%
Government634$177M$406K$506Kn/a+0.5%
Other189$2.44M$1.78M$0n/a+2.2%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units9,432Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199086.0% high2024
Occupied units6,2362020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units3,1962020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households5,2842020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households9522020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate84.7%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)14.7%2025
Cost burdened renter households24.4%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%)13.7%2025
Assisted housing developments4Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units131Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.7K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$230K2024

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 less21989318
All households30.01-50% AMI86613668
All households50.01-80% AMI1,28418311
All households80.01-120% AMI798990
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI2,4154019
Renters30% AMI or less1490148
Renters30.01-50% AMI2057930
Renters50.01-80% AMI183610
Renters80.01-120% AMI13100
RentersGreater than 120% AMI31500
Owners30% AMI or less7089170
Owners30.01-50% AMI6615738
Owners50.01-80% AMI1,10112211
Owners80.01-120% AMI667990
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,1004019

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$27.5K31
1991$26.4K24
1992$30.5K28
1993$26.8K47
1994$28K43
1995$35K33
1996$36.5K51
1997$38.5K24
1998$37.6K51
1999$48K67
2000$57K81
2001$58K95
2002$78.6K79
2003$69.8K92
2004$100K89
2005$125K128
2006$106K92
2007$118K60
2008$90K47
2009$90.2K34

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Prince Pointe127 NE 104th StreetCross City5050
Timbers231 NE 97th StreetCross City3232
Southside/northside Reg256 NE 147th StCross City2726
Sandcastle CrossingNear SE 49th Avenue and SW Highway 351Cross City2323

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$57.3KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$61.6K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$619KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$619KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-1.9%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$40.1KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$485KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$485KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+3.2%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$77.6MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+4.7%FY2024
Total expenditures$78.1MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+6.4%FY2024
Revenues per resident$4.42KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$666KFY2024
Long-term debt, change on the year before-29.8%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$57.3K
Aug 2026$55.5K
Jul 2026$49.1K
Jun 2026$54.6K
May 2026$59.3K
Apr 2026$47.7K
Mar 2026$45.3K
Feb 2026$55K
Jan 2026$50.9K
Dec 2025$51.7K
Nov 2025$47.4K
Oct 2025$45.3K
Sep 2025$61.1K
Aug 2025$48.5K
Jul 2025$48.8K
Jun 2025$58K
May 2025$61.6K
Apr 2025$55.9K
Mar 2025$59.3K
Feb 2025$50.3K
Jan 2025$45.8K
Dec 2024$52K
Nov 2024$41.8K
Oct 2024$48.2K
Sep 2024$52.2K
Aug 2024$52.5K
Jul 2024$52.1K
Jun 2024$49.7K
May 2024$54.6K
Apr 2024$44.7K
Mar 2024$50.6K
Feb 2024$54.5K
Jan 2024$39.5K
Dec 2023$45.6K
Nov 2023$48K
Oct 2023$44K

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$40.1K
Aug 2026$40.1K
Jul 2026$40.1K
Jun 2026$39.7K
May 2026$39.7K
Apr 2026$39.7K
Mar 2026$39.7K
Feb 2026$39.7K
Jan 2026$39.7K
Dec 2025$42K
Nov 2025$42K
Oct 2025$42K
Sep 2025$43.2K
Aug 2025$43.2K
Jul 2025$43.2K
Jun 2025$37K
May 2025$37K
Apr 2025$37K
Mar 2025$37K
Feb 2025$37K
Jan 2025$37K
Dec 2024$37K
Nov 2024$40.7K
Oct 2024$40.7K
Sep 2024$40.7K
Aug 2024$40.7K
Jul 2024$40.7K
Jun 2024$41K
May 2024$41K
Apr 2024$41K
Mar 2024$41K
Feb 2024$41K
Jan 2024$41K
Dec 2023$41K
Nov 2023$41K
Oct 2023$41K

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$666K-29.8%
FY2023$949K-29.1%
FY2022$1.34M+915.7%
FY2021$132K-66.7%
FY2020$395K-45.3%
FY2019$722K+25.7%
FY2018$574K-14.2%
FY2017$669K+239.8%
FY2016$197K-26.0%
FY2015$266K-31.5%
FY2014$388K-10.7%
FY2013$435Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$34.6M$31.6M+9.3%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$3.53M$3.49M+1.0%
Intergovernmental Revenues$18.3M$16.1M+13.5%
Charges for Services$6.76M$7.98M-15.4%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$88.1K$94.7K-6.9%
Miscellaneous Revenues$1.32M$2.61M-49.5%
Other Sources$13M$12.2M+6.7%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a
Franchise Fees, Licenses, and Permitsn/an/an/a
Permits, Fees, and Licensesn/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)$30.2M$29M+4.2%
Public Safety$23.3M$16.4M+41.8%
Physical Environment$2.43M$2.29M+5.9%
Transportation$4.65M$8.59M-45.9%
Economic Environment$558K$483K+15.6%
Human Services$495K$463K+7.0%
Culture / Recreation$501K$505K-0.9%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$11.2M$10.7M+4.9%
Court-Related Expenditures$4.77M$4.96M-3.9%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$189MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$214M high2026
Change on a year earlier-7.5%June 30, 2026
Change, real-10.3%June 30, 2026
Branches3June 30, 2026
Institutions3June 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

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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.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
Seacoast National BankCross City Branch104 Ne Highway 351Cross City$85.6M
Ameris BankCross City Branch79 Ne 121st StCross City$69.6M
Capital City BankCross City Branch294 Ne 210th AveCross City$33.7M

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