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Lafayette County

County, Florida. Population 8,601 (2025), +1.1% on the prior year, +4.6% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Lafayette CountyMayo (town), population 1,103

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 Lafayette 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
Population8,601Population, April 1, 1972 to 202519728.9k high2025
Change since the prior year+1.1%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+4.6%2020 to 2025
Census 20208,2262020

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
20258,601estimate+1.1%
20248,504estimate+5.3%
20238,074estimate+3.4%
20227,808estimate-1.6%
20217,937estimate-3.5%
20208,226census-3.0%
20198,482estimate-0.2%
20188,501estimate+0.3%
20178,479estimate-1.6%
20168,621estimate-0.5%
20158,664estimate-0.4%
20148,696estimate+0.9%
20138,618estimate-0.5%
20128,663estimate-1.0%
20118,752estimate-1.3%
20108,870census+8.4%
20098,183estimate-1.3%
20088,287estimate+0.9%
20078,215estimate+1.9%
20068,060estimate+1.1%
20057,971estimate+5.8%
20047,535estimate+2.5%
20037,353estimate+2.1%
20027,205estimate+2.1%
20017,057estimate+0.5%
20007,022census+0.9%
19996,961estimate-0.5%
19986,998estimate-0.1%
19977,002estimate-0.1%
19967,012estimate+7.6%
19956,516estimate+11.8%
19945,826estimate+4.0%
19935,603estimate+0.2%
19925,593estimate-1.4%
19915,674estimate+1.7%
19905,578census+3.2%
19895,404estimate+3.2%
19885,234estimate+3.6%
19875,053estimate+8.3%
19864,664estimate+3.7%
19854,499estimate+3.3%
19844,356estimate+4.5%
19834,167estimate+2.2%
19824,076estimate+1.6%
19814,013estimate-0.5%
19804,035census-9.1%
19794,439estimate+2.4%
19784,337estimate+13.0%
19773,837estimate+17.1%
19763,277estimate+5.2%
19753,116estimate-3.5%
19743,228estimate+5.1%
19733,072estimate+5.1%
19722,924estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate6.1%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20168.2% highAug 2026
Labor force2,539Aug 2026
Employment2,384Aug 2026
Unemployed155Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.6%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier-1.9%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 20262,5392,3841556.1%
Jul 20262,4712,3131586.4%
Jun 20262,5992,4421576.0%
May 20262,5662,4151515.9%
Apr 20262,5862,4271596.1%
Mar 20262,5722,4181546.0%
Feb 20262,5792,4121676.5%
Jan 20262,5352,3621736.8%
Dec 20252,5642,4091556.0%
Nov 20252,5882,4091796.9%
Sep 20252,6272,4791485.6%
Aug 20252,5872,4411465.6%
Jul 20252,5472,4011465.7%
Jun 20252,5652,4211445.6%
May 20252,5782,4521264.9%
Apr 20252,5772,4661114.3%
Mar 20252,5782,4631154.5%
Feb 20252,5862,4711154.4%
Jan 20252,5882,4621264.9%
Dec 20242,5542,4441104.3%
Nov 20242,5832,4551285.0%
Oct 20242,6022,4791234.7%
Sep 20242,5972,4831144.4%
Aug 20242,5852,4661194.6%
Jul 20242,5332,4101234.9%
Jun 20242,5542,4361184.6%
May 20242,5752,4691064.1%
Apr 20242,5842,488963.7%
Mar 20242,6202,5171033.9%
Feb 20242,5922,4891034.0%
Jan 20242,5692,4611084.2%
Dec 20232,5742,479953.7%
Nov 20232,6142,5041104.2%
Oct 20232,6742,5581164.3%
Sep 20232,6742,5521224.6%
Aug 20232,6832,5661174.4%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20252,5802,4431375.3%
20242,5792,4661134.4%
20232,6142,515993.8%
20222,5402,447933.7%
20212,5362,4151214.8%
20202,5392,4101295.1%
20192,5702,480903.5%
20182,5222,4211014.0%
20172,6702,5521184.4%
20162,7052,5701355.0%
20153,2013,0521494.7%
20143,3333,1551785.3%
20133,4773,2881895.4%
20123,4543,2502045.9%
20113,6213,3922296.3%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses25New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20162 highAug 2026
Food service licenses12Aug 2026
Lodging licenses6Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses7Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months1Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months169Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+14.2%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month9Sep 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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Establishments1122023
Employees, mid March6872023
Annual payroll$23.5M2023
Establishments, change on the year before-0.9%2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2014-MFDVfood7
2010-SEATfood5
1APSalcohol3
2APSalcohol2
2COPalcohol2
2002-MOTLlodging2
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging2
2003-NAPTlodging1
2005-BNBlodging1

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 companies151127
Florida profit corporations514
Florida non-profit corporations114
Out of state entities registering in Florida23
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 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)2151$1.24M
NAICS 44 Retail Trade16112$3.34M
NAICS 23 Construction1128$817K
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance11142$4.68M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services1172$1.18M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services842$1.1M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing750$2.36M
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade666$3.72M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance621$796K
NAICS 31 Manufacturing449$2.01M
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting32$123K
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services325$631K

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months50Housing units permitted by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 201625 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+25.0%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$4.11MAug 2026
Units, latest month4Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months50Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table412025

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 2026440$329K
Jul 2026440$329K
Jun 2026440$329K
May 2026440$329K
Apr 2026990$740K
Mar 2026550$411K
Feb 2026440$329K
Jan 2026330$247K
Dec 2025330$247K
Nov 2025220$164K
Oct 2025440$329K
Sep 2025440$329K
Aug 2025330$247K
Jul 2025330$247K
Jun 2025220$164K
May 2025330$247K
Apr 2025440$329K
Mar 2025440$330K
Feb 2025550$412K
Jan 2025440$330K
Dec 2024330$247K
Nov 2024330$247K
Oct 2024330$247K
Sep 2024330$247K
Aug 2024440$330K
Jul 2024330$247K
Jun 2024440$330K
May 2024440$330K
Apr 2024440$330K
Mar 2024440$326K
Feb 2024440$326K
Jan 2024330$245K
Dec 2023220$163K
Nov 2023330$245K
Oct 2023440$326K
Sep 2023440$326K

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
202541410$3.37M
202442420$3.45M
202339390$3.21M
202240400$3.26M
202136360$3.08M
202034340$2.45M
2019990$2.1M
201814140$1.76M
2017770$1.2M
2016770$1.26M
201510100$2.01M
201411110$2.32M
2013440$691K
201214140$1.84M
2011440$879K

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$1.11B
Total taxable value (non school)$337M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$375M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+8.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+6.1%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$1.02B2025 final roll
New construction value$11.5M2026 preliminary
Parcels7,4632026 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; 12% 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$165K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months78Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$153KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$273M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$13.3M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$2.59M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$654M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$39.2M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$18.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$101M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$5.51M2026 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
Residential1,979$273M$149M$5.16M2,102+7.5%
Commercial85$13.3M$12.4M$235Kn/a+4.2%
Industrial14$2.59M$2.59M$0n/a-1.0%
Agricultural3,048$654M$131M$5.73Mn/a+8.7%
Vacant1,632$39.2M$34.9M$357Kn/a+6.7%
Institutional77$18.5M$2.36M$17.8Kn/a+0.1%
Government296$101M$0$3.7Kn/a+8.6%
Other332$5.51M$5.07M$31.3Kn/a-2.7%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units3,347Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199081.0% high2024
Occupied units2,6322020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units7152020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households2,0312020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households6012020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate77.2%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)19.1%2025
Cost burdened renter households28.8%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%)23.6%2025
Assisted housing developments1Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units36Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$299K2024

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 less14054266
All households30.01-50% AMI1595570
All households50.01-80% AMI367812
All households80.01-120% AMI2024351
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI1,615290
Renters30% AMI or less970156
Renters30.01-50% AMI14320
Renters50.01-80% AMI10730
Renters80.01-120% AMI5103
RentersGreater than 120% AMI21000
Owners30% AMI or less4354110
Owners30.01-50% AMI1452370
Owners50.01-80% AMI260512
Owners80.01-120% AMI1514348
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI1,405290

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990n/an/a
1991n/an/a
1992n/an/a
1993$19.5K1
1994$28.5K3
1995$42.5K14
1996$52.2K12
1997$49K25
1998$42K26
1999$45K36
2000$64.8K28
2001$65.8K26
2002$50K19
2003$97.5K28
2004$75.5K26
2005$128K40
2006$135K33
2007$161K24
2008$130K13
2009$100K7

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Serenity at Holly Park151 NW Holly Park Circlen/a4343
Lafayette Apartments176 SE Land AveMayo3636

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$16.8KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$26.9K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$214KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$214KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-14.3%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$18KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$214KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$214KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+3.3%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$35.7MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+38.2%FY2024
Total expenditures$33.6MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+35.3%FY2024
Revenues per resident$4.2KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$51.3KFY2025

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$16.8K
Aug 2026$18.5K
Jul 2026$15.1K
Jun 2026$18.1K
May 2026$20.5K
Apr 2026$17.8K
Mar 2026$12.9K
Feb 2026$17.8K
Jan 2026$14.7K
Dec 2025$18.5K
Nov 2025$20.8K
Oct 2025$22.5K
Sep 2025$22.5K
Aug 2025$22.1K
Jul 2025$22.3K
Jun 2025$20.3K
May 2025$19.4K
Apr 2025$21.4K
Mar 2025$26.9K
Feb 2025$17.7K
Jan 2025$19.9K
Dec 2024$20.8K
Nov 2024$17.7K
Oct 2024$18.8K
Sep 2024$17K
Aug 2024$18.6K
Jul 2024$17.9K
Jun 2024$22.3K
May 2024$22.3K
Apr 2024$24.7K
Mar 2024$19K
Feb 2024$18.3K
Jan 2024$18.2K
Dec 2023$20.7K
Nov 2023$20.9K
Oct 2023$16.3K

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$18K
Aug 2026$18K
Jul 2026$18K
Jun 2026$17.4K
May 2026$17.4K
Apr 2026$17.4K
Mar 2026$17.4K
Feb 2026$17.4K
Jan 2026$17.4K
Dec 2025$18.4K
Nov 2025$18.4K
Oct 2025$18.4K
Sep 2025$18.9K
Aug 2025$18.9K
Jul 2025$18.9K
Jun 2025$16.3K
May 2025$16.3K
Apr 2025$16.3K
Mar 2025$16.3K
Feb 2025$16.3K
Jan 2025$16.3K
Dec 2024$16.3K
Nov 2024$18K
Oct 2024$18K
Sep 2024$18K
Aug 2024$18K
Jul 2024$18K
Jun 2024$17.9K
May 2024$17.9K
Apr 2024$17.9K
Mar 2024$17.9K
Feb 2024$17.9K
Jan 2024$17.9K
Dec 2023$17.9K
Nov 2023$17.9K
Oct 2023$17.9K

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
FY2025$51.3Kn/a
FY2024$0n/a
FY2023$0-100.0%
FY2022$18.3K-44.8%
FY2021$33.1K+490.5%
FY2020$5.6K-92.4%
FY2019$74.1K-21.7%
FY2018$94.7K-70.7%
FY2017$323K-36.9%
FY2016$511K+184.3%
FY2015$180K-24.3%
FY2014$238K-42.0%
FY2013$410Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$4.66M$3.38M+37.9%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$698K$674K+3.5%
Intergovernmental Revenues$11.6M$7.5M+54.3%
Charges for Services$846K$779K+8.6%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$121K$32.1K+278.7%
Miscellaneous Revenues$13M$9.43M+37.5%
Other Sources$4.84M$4.04M+19.7%
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)$5.03M$3.04M+65.7%
Public Safety$5.14M$4.34M+18.4%
Physical Environment$1.41M$887K+58.7%
Transportation$6.97M$1.54M+352.7%
Economic Environment$468K$1.28M-63.4%
Human Services$82.2K$179K-54.0%
Culture / Recreation$418K$656K-36.3%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$14M$12.8M+9.0%
Court-Related Expenditures$97.7K$79.7K+22.6%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$99.8MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$127M high2026
Change on a year earlier-7.4%June 30, 2026
Change, real-10.2%June 30, 2026
Branches2June 30, 2026
Institutions2June 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
Lafayette State BankLafayette State Bank340 W Main StMayo$60.9M
First Federal BankHighway 51 N. Branch187 N Fletcher AveMayo$38.9M

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