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County, Florida. Population 14,155 (2025), -0.5% on the prior year, +1.1% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Hamilton CountyJasper (city), population 4,004Jennings (town), population 708White Springs (town), population 715

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 Hamilton 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
Population14,155Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197214.8k high2025
Change since the prior year-0.5%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+1.1%2020 to 2025
Census 202014,0042020

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
202514,155estimate-0.5%
202414,228estimate+4.1%
202313,671estimate+2.1%
202213,395estimate+1.3%
202113,226estimate-5.6%
202014,004census-4.1%
201914,600estimate-0.1%
201814,621estimate-0.3%
201714,663estimate0.0%
201614,665estimate+0.2%
201514,630estimate+1.9%
201414,351estimate-1.1%
201314,507estimate-2.2%
201214,836estimate+0.6%
201114,744estimate-0.4%
201014,799census+0.1%
200914,783estimate0.0%
200814,779estimate+0.5%
200714,705estimate+1.3%
200614,517estimate+1.4%
200514,315estimate+0.1%
200414,303estimate+2.0%
200314,025estimate+0.7%
200213,925estimate+1.4%
200113,731estimate+3.0%
200013,327census-7.3%
199914,376estimate+1.8%
199814,120estimate+3.0%
199713,708estimate+2.1%
199613,431estimate+7.6%
199512,487estimate+4.8%
199411,918estimate+2.7%
199311,604estimate+0.6%
199211,535estimate+4.9%
199110,996estimate+0.6%
199010,930census+5.4%
198910,372estimate+5.2%
19889,856estimate+5.4%
19879,355estimate+1.3%
19869,237estimate+0.2%
19859,221estimate+0.7%
19849,156estimate+3.0%
19838,890estimate+1.4%
19828,764estimate+0.7%
19818,705estimate-0.6%
19808,761census-1.0%
19798,849estimate+1.9%
19788,685estimate+0.1%
19778,676estimate+0.9%
19768,600estimate-0.5%
19758,641estimate+5.4%
19748,195estimate+1.9%
19738,046estimate+3.2%
19727,800estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate6.5%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201613.0% highAug 2026
Labor force4,131Aug 2026
Employment3,864Aug 2026
Unemployed267Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier6.1%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.4%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 20264,1313,8642676.5%
Jul 20264,0703,7962746.7%
Jun 20264,1133,8342796.8%
May 20264,1453,8642816.8%
Apr 20264,1353,8542816.8%
Mar 20264,1133,8392746.7%
Feb 20264,1233,8322917.1%
Jan 20264,0843,7872977.3%
Dec 20254,0853,8212646.5%
Nov 20254,1213,8262957.2%
Sep 20254,1133,8702435.9%
Aug 20254,1153,8662496.1%
Jul 20254,1203,8812395.8%
Jun 20254,1033,8682355.7%
May 20254,1533,9382155.2%
Apr 20254,1503,9322185.3%
Mar 20254,1693,9442255.4%
Feb 20254,1263,9032235.4%
Jan 20254,1763,9442325.6%
Dec 20244,1593,9592004.8%
Nov 20244,1273,9102175.3%
Oct 20244,1683,9432255.4%
Sep 20244,1823,9702125.1%
Aug 20244,1533,9332205.3%
Jul 20244,0463,8272195.4%
Jun 20244,1413,9292125.1%
May 20244,1633,9881754.2%
Apr 20244,1353,9711644.0%
Mar 20244,1573,9771804.3%
Feb 20244,0653,8811844.5%
Jan 20243,9923,8111814.5%
Dec 20233,9663,7901764.4%
Nov 20233,9833,7841995.0%
Oct 20234,0613,8392225.5%
Sep 20234,0533,8292245.5%
Aug 20234,1043,8802245.5%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20254,1303,8902405.8%
20244,1243,9251994.8%
20234,0383,8541844.6%
20223,9033,7301734.4%
20214,0073,7492586.4%
20204,0363,6933438.5%
20194,1133,9271864.5%
20184,1713,9801914.6%
20174,1163,8982185.3%
20164,4874,2152726.1%
20154,5184,2222966.6%
20144,5834,2203637.9%
20134,6104,1964149.0%
20125,1364,6654719.2%
20114,8824,36751510.5%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$6.14KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$10.3K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier-19.1%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$70.3KJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$21.4KFY2026 to Jan 2026

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

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$6.14K-19.1%
Dec 2025$6.11K-12.7%
Nov 2025$4.5K-37.4%
Oct 2025$4.65K-48.4%
Sep 2025$3.99K-9.4%
Aug 2025$3.33K-27.4%
Jul 2025$4.05K-7.7%
Jun 2025$5.42K+1.2%
May 2025$6.56K+13.9%
Apr 2025$7.21K+8.8%
Mar 2025$9.37K+50.6%
Feb 2025$8.93K+56.4%
Jan 2025$7.58K+47.0%
Dec 2024$7K+34.7%
Nov 2024$7.19K+8.3%
Oct 2024$9K+4.8%
Sep 2024$4.41K-25.0%
Aug 2024$4.58K+22.6%
Jul 2024$4.39K-34.2%
Jun 2024$5.36K+20.6%
May 2024$5.76K+9.9%
Apr 2024$6.63K+4.0%
Mar 2024$6.22K+5267.9%
Feb 2024$5.71K+621.4%
Jan 2024$5.16K+47.6%
Dec 2023$5.2K+17.6%
Nov 2023$6.64K+17.5%
Oct 2023$8.59K+85.7%
Sep 2023$5.88K+44.5%
Aug 2023$3.73K+24.2%
Jul 2023$6.67K+142.0%
Jun 2023$4.44K0.0%
May 2023$5.24K+6.4%
Apr 2023$6.37K+49.8%
Mar 2023$0.1K-98.6%
Feb 2023$0.8K-87.3%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses75New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20164 highAug 2026
Food service licenses24Aug 2026
Lodging licenses15Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses36Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months7Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months134Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+1.5%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month3Sep 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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Establishments1602023
Employees, mid March1,7602023
Annual payroll$130M2023
Establishments, change on the year before-5.3%2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol26
2014-MFDVfood11
2010-SEATfood9
2003-NAPTlodging8
2002-MOTLlodging6
1APSalcohol3
2COPalcohol3
3DPSalcohol3
2010-NOSTfood2
2015-VENDfood2
8COP-SFSalcohol1
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 companies114115
Florida profit corporations138
Florida non-profit corporations77
Out of state entities registering in Florida02
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 Trade39417$13.7M
NAICS 23 Construction1942$2.1M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)1846$1.29M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance17120$5.13M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing1399$9.37M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services11117$1.99M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services1054$2.16M
NAICS 31 Manufacturing5552$84.7M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance517$536K
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing518$336K
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting424$1.34M
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services410$223K
NAICS 61 Educational Services439$927K
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade3190$5.31M

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months24Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 20097 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before-14.3%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$6.93MAug 2026
Units, latest month0Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months24Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table342025

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 2026000$0
Jul 2026330$770K
Jun 2026220$635K
May 2026330$1.35M
Apr 2026000$0
Mar 2026440$1.48M
Feb 2026220$661K
Jan 2026000$0
Dec 2025770$1.2M
Nov 2025000$0
Oct 2025110$587K
Sep 2025220$243K
Aug 2025440$386K
Jul 2025110$380K
Jun 2025000$0
May 2025000$0
Apr 2025660$1.68M
Mar 2025550$904K
Feb 2025440$600K
Jan 2025440$514K
Dec 2024000$0
Nov 2024110$150K
Oct 2024220$700K
Sep 2024110$98K
Aug 2024000$0
Jul 2024770$1.21M
Jun 2024440$672K
May 2024110$80K
Apr 2024330$667K
Mar 2024330$668K
Feb 2024220$689K
Jan 2024220$297K
Dec 2023000$0
Nov 2023110$75K
Oct 2023110$150K
Sep 2023330$763K

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
202534340$6.5M
202426260$5.24M
202317170$3.6M
202227270$5.78M
202125250$5.63M
202022220$3.43M
201916160$1.92M
2018000$0
201710100$1.92M
2016000$0
201522220$2.21M
2014990$767K
2013990$856K
201212120$1.17M
201115150$1.3M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$2.08B
Total taxable value (non school)$671M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$759M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+0.8%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+6.7%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$2.06B2025 final roll
New construction value$26.4M2026 preliminary
Parcels13,1972026 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; 18% 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$124K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months120Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$158KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$557M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$42.6M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$6.74M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$999M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$90.4M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$26.1M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$239M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$117M2026 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
Residential3,797$557M$276M$16.5M3,927+1.7%
Commercial174$42.6M$41.6M$274Kn/a-0.7%
Industrial20$6.74M$6.74M$2.72Kn/a-1.2%
Agricultural2,981$999M$159M$7.29Mn/a+0.3%
Vacant4,638$90.4M$76.7M$1.29Mn/a+6.7%
Institutional175$26.1M$1.86M$504Kn/a+1.0%
Government610$239M$642K$463Kn/a+0.3%
Other802$117M$110M$119Kn/a-1.3%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units5,653Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199080.0% high2024
Occupied units4,2812020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units1,3722020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households3,4162020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households8652020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate79.8%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)23.5%2025
Cost burdened renter households43.5%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%)25.1%2025
Assisted housing developments6Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units233Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.7K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$210K2024

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 less193127374
All households30.01-50% AMI312267122
All households50.01-80% AMI8027564
All households80.01-120% AMI3761300
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI2,240415
Renters30% AMI or less8327312
Renters30.01-50% AMI7616833
Renters50.01-80% AMI135120
Renters80.01-120% AMI148340
RentersGreater than 120% AMI334110
Owners30% AMI or less11010062
Owners30.01-50% AMI2369989
Owners50.01-80% AMI6676364
Owners80.01-120% AMI228960
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI1,906305

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$34K24
1991$38.5K21
1992$40.4K17
1993$34K35
1994$36K41
1995$37K37
1996$40K23
1997$38.6K38
1998$56.2K34
1999$55K45
2000$55K43
2001$57K30
2002$58.8K38
2003$75K45
2004$83.6K49
2005$85K72
2006$100K67
2007$96K42
2008$65K37
2009$107K24

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Northwood/westwood Homes207 4th St NWJasper8786
Suwannee Springs Apartments Ltd16583 JEWETT STREETWhite Springs3838
Greenhaven300 N Chan Bridge DriveJasper3737
Oaktree10451 Northwest 36th DriveHamilton-Unincorporated2424
Hamilton Village1203 Plum StreetJennings2424
Greenbriar945 Sixth Street SWJasper2424

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$25.6KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$67.8K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$347KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$347KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-10.6%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$26.9KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$324KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$324KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+1.6%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$73.7MFY2025
Revenues, change on the year before+12.0%FY2025
Total expenditures$78.5MFY2025
Expenditures, change on the year before+20.3%FY2025
Revenues per resident$5.21KFY2025
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$254KFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before+4465.4%FY2025

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$25.6K
Aug 2026$31.6K
Jul 2026$24.9K
Jun 2026$27.1K
May 2026$29.9K
Apr 2026$24K
Mar 2026$29.5K
Feb 2026$25.7K
Jan 2026$25.1K
Dec 2025$25.9K
Nov 2025$37.9K
Oct 2025$39.5K
Sep 2025$42.8K
Aug 2025$35.4K
Jul 2025$37.2K
Jun 2025$32.4K
May 2025$31.5K
Apr 2025$29.6K
Mar 2025$30.6K
Feb 2025$30.9K
Jan 2025$6.71K
Dec 2024$40K
Nov 2024$41K
Oct 2024$29.6K
Sep 2024$32.1K
Aug 2024$30.7K
Jul 2024$32.3K
Jun 2024$34.9K
May 2024$37.8K
Apr 2024$28.7K
Mar 2024$35.9K
Feb 2024$31.9K
Jan 2024$26.2K
Dec 2023$29K
Nov 2023$39.1K
Oct 2023$36.9K

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$26.9K
Aug 2026$26.9K
Jul 2026$26.9K
Jun 2026$26.5K
May 2026$26.5K
Apr 2026$26.5K
Mar 2026$26.5K
Feb 2026$26.5K
Jan 2026$26.5K
Dec 2025$28K
Nov 2025$28K
Oct 2025$28K
Sep 2025$28.8K
Aug 2025$28.8K
Jul 2025$28.8K
Jun 2025$25.2K
May 2025$25.2K
Apr 2025$25.2K
Mar 2025$25.2K
Feb 2025$25.2K
Jan 2025$25.2K
Dec 2024$25.2K
Nov 2024$27.7K
Oct 2024$27.7K
Sep 2024$27.7K
Aug 2024$27.7K
Jul 2024$27.7K
Jun 2024$28.4K
May 2024$28.4K
Apr 2024$28.4K
Mar 2024$28.4K
Feb 2024$28.4K
Jan 2024$28.4K
Dec 2023$28.4K
Nov 2023$28.4K
Oct 2023$28.4K

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$254K+4465.4%
FY2024$5.57K-89.4%
FY2023$52.3K-48.4%
FY2022$101K+272.2%
FY2021$27.2K-48.8%
FY2020$53.2K-83.1%
FY2019$315K-21.7%
FY2018$403K-44.7%
FY2017$729K-11.9%
FY2016$827K+33.6%
FY2015$619K-8.3%
FY2014$675K+78.3%
FY2013$379Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2025

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

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Taxes$39.3M$36.5M+7.9%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$185K$181K+2.4%
Intergovernmental Revenues$18.1M$12.8M+40.8%
Charges for Services$6.86M$7.96M-13.8%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$2.13M$2.63M-19.1%
Miscellaneous Revenues$4.52M$2.82M+60.1%
Other Sources$2.62M$2.94M-11.1%
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, FY2025

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

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$39M$33.1M+18.0%
Public Safety$16.6M$14.1M+18.5%
Physical Environment$1.98M$1.73M+14.7%
Transportation$10.1M$8M+26.3%
Economic Environment$6.19M$3.92M+58.0%
Human Services$598K$558K+7.1%
Culture / Recreation$1.7M$1.56M+8.8%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$1.19M$1.34M-11.4%
Court-Related Expenditures$1.08M$1.03M+5.4%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$87.4MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$106M high2026
Change on a year earlier-10.2%June 30, 2026
Change, real-12.9%June 30, 2026
Branches1June 30, 2026
Institutions1June 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
First Federal BankJasper Branch507 Hatley St WJasper$87.4M

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