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County, Florida. Population 15,761 (2025), +0.6% on the prior year, +8.6% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Jefferson CountyMonticello (city), population 2,847

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 Jefferson 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
Population15,761Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197215.8k high2025
Change since the prior year+0.6%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+8.6%2020 to 2025
Census 202014,5102020

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
202515,761estimate+0.6%
202415,667estimate+1.7%
202315,402estimate+3.2%
202214,923estimate+2.3%
202114,590estimate+0.6%
202014,510census-1.8%
201914,776estimate+0.3%
201814,733estimate+0.8%
201714,611estimate+0.8%
201614,498estimate-0.1%
201514,519estimate-0.5%
201414,597estimate+0.3%
201314,554estimate+0.5%
201214,478estimate-1.3%
201114,666estimate-0.6%
201014,761census+0.6%
200914,677estimate+0.9%
200814,553estimate+0.4%
200714,494estimate+1.0%
200614,353estimate+0.8%
200514,233estimate+1.2%
200414,064estimate+3.8%
200313,552estimate+2.2%
200213,261estimate+1.7%
200113,043estimate+1.1%
200012,902census-10.6%
199914,424estimate+1.5%
199814,207estimate+1.6%
199713,988estimate+2.0%
199613,713estimate+1.5%
199513,509estimate+3.2%
199413,085estimate+0.7%
199312,988estimate+5.3%
199212,338estimate+2.8%
199111,997estimate+6.2%
199011,296census-9.7%
198912,516estimate+2.2%
198812,243estimate+2.7%
198711,924estimate+1.9%
198611,696estimate+1.3%
198511,543estimate+1.3%
198411,395estimate+2.1%
198311,164estimate+1.6%
198210,993estimate+2.3%
198110,746estimate+0.4%
198010,703census+4.8%
197910,217estimate+2.1%
197810,011estimate+4.5%
19779,583estimate-1.8%
19769,758estimate+3.3%
19759,442estimate+2.0%
19749,255estimate+2.0%
19739,076estimate+3.1%
19728,801estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate4.4%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20167.8% highAug 2026
Labor force7,062Aug 2026
Employment6,750Aug 2026
Unemployed312Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier4.0%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 20267,0626,7503124.4%
Jul 20267,0466,7213254.6%
Jun 20267,0766,7693074.3%
May 20267,0176,7163014.3%
Apr 20267,1946,8813134.4%
Mar 20267,1746,8693054.3%
Feb 20267,2136,8783354.6%
Jan 20267,1376,7853524.9%
Dec 20257,1246,8033214.5%
Nov 20257,1866,8383484.8%
Sep 20257,2156,9282874.0%
Aug 20257,0076,7252824.0%
Jul 20257,0706,8072633.7%
Jun 20257,0556,8022533.6%
May 20257,0096,7742353.4%
Apr 20257,2146,9962183.0%
Mar 20257,1366,9152213.1%
Feb 20257,1646,9312333.3%
Jan 20257,1716,9302413.4%
Dec 20247,1036,8932103.0%
Nov 20247,2006,9772233.1%
Oct 20247,2997,0792203.0%
Sep 20247,2196,9862333.2%
Aug 20247,0486,7962523.6%
Jul 20247,0896,8292603.7%
Jun 20247,0486,7992493.5%
May 20246,9396,7362032.9%
Apr 20247,1296,9321972.8%
Mar 20247,1106,8952153.0%
Feb 20247,1146,9072072.9%
Jan 20247,0536,8492042.9%
Dec 20236,9136,7251882.7%
Nov 20237,0076,8171902.7%
Oct 20237,0636,8582052.9%
Sep 20237,0336,8212123.0%
Aug 20236,8686,6442243.3%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20257,1236,8592643.7%
20247,1136,8902233.1%
20236,8966,7081882.7%
20226,6946,5031912.9%
20216,3046,0582463.9%
20206,1495,8313185.2%
20196,3786,1861923.0%
20186,4146,1962183.4%
20176,3326,0862463.9%
20166,2795,9872924.7%
20155,3695,0463236.0%
20145,4665,0913756.9%
20135,4384,9974418.1%
20125,4654,9415249.6%
20115,8995,29660310.2%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$5.99KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$13.9K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier-30.8%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$73.5KJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$25KFY2026 to Jan 2026

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

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$5.99K-30.8%
Dec 2025$5.39K-49.8%
Nov 2025$6.31K-43.9%
Oct 2025$7.35K-47.2%
Sep 2025$5.92K-29.8%
Aug 2025$5.49K-9.2%
Jul 2025$5.44K-15.8%
Jun 2025$5.64K-18.0%
May 2025$5.12K-40.3%
Apr 2025$5.61K-25.2%
Mar 2025$8.31K+2.0%
Feb 2025$6.93K-5.7%
Jan 2025$8.65K+19.2%
Dec 2024$10.7K+72.4%
Nov 2024$11.3K+51.8%
Oct 2024$13.9K+49.6%
Sep 2024$8.42K-3.3%
Aug 2024$6.05K+25.2%
Jul 2024$6.46K+15.0%
Jun 2024$6.87K+29.5%
May 2024$8.57K+31.4%
Apr 2024$7.5K+14.3%
Mar 2024$8.15K+879.3%
Feb 2024$7.35K+8.1%
Jan 2024$7.26K+23.2%
Dec 2023$6.23K+10.8%
Nov 2023$7.41K-13.3%
Oct 2023$9.31K+1.1%
Sep 2023$8.71K+3.3%
Aug 2023$4.83K-29.5%
Jul 2023$5.62K-30.5%
Jun 2023$5.31K-38.4%
May 2023$6.53K-6.8%
Apr 2023$6.56K-9.3%
Mar 2023$0.8K-90.4%
Feb 2023$6.8K+3.0%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses89New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20162 highAug 2026
Food service licenses28Aug 2026
Lodging licenses19Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses42Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months7Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months298Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+14.2%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month27Sep 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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Establishments2892023
Employees, mid March1,9792023
Annual payroll$84.3M2023
Establishments, change on the year before-1.4%2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol21
2010-SEATfood19
2003-NAPTlodging7
8COP-SFSalcohol6
2COPalcohol5
2014-MFDVfood5
2002-MOTLlodging5
3DPSalcohol4
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging4
2010-NOSTfood3
2005-BNBlodging3
1APSalcohol2
11CGalcohol1
1COPalcohol1
8COPalcohol1
8COP-SCXalcohol1
2015-VENDfood1

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 companies268236
Florida profit corporations1011
Florida non-profit corporations1613
Out of state entities registering in Florida20
Partnerships, trusts and other filings21

By sector, 2023

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

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 23 Construction49323$18.6M
NAICS 44 Retail Trade49371$11M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services34132$7.32M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)3080$1.86M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services23210$4.02M
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2264$1.83M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance19201$6.63M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance1362$3.11M
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting10106$6.43M
NAICS 31 Manufacturing790$3.3M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing732$797K
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade627$1.8M
NAICS 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation636$948K
NAICS 22 Utilities542$4.78M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing498$7.78M

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months77Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 200915 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+51.0%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$23.3MAug 2026
Units, latest month4Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months77Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table552025

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$1.18M
Jul 202611110$3.43M
Jun 202611110$3.43M
May 2026440$1.25M
Apr 2026550$1.56M
Mar 2026440$1.25M
Feb 2026440$1.18M
Jan 2026880$2.37M
Dec 2025220$592K
Nov 2025330$888K
Oct 2025990$2.66M
Sep 202512120$3.55M
Aug 2025220$592K
Jul 2025110$296K
Jun 2025220$592K
May 2025440$1.18M
Apr 2025660$1.78M
Mar 2025770$2.01M
Feb 2025550$1.44M
Jan 2025220$575K
Dec 2024110$288K
Nov 2024880$2.3M
Oct 2024880$2.3M
Sep 2024550$1.44M
Aug 2024220$575K
Jul 202411110$3.16M
Jun 2024330$863K
May 2024440$1.15M
Apr 2024880$2.3M
Mar 2024770$2.01M
Feb 2024440$1.15M
Jan 2024330$857K
Dec 2023220$573K
Nov 2023550$1.43M
Oct 2023330$859K
Sep 2023770$2.01M

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
202555550$16.2M
202464640$18.4M
202369690$19.8M
202291910$23.7M
20211121120$24.4M
202070700$14.6M
201956560$9.91M
201862620$3.77M
201755550$11.8M
201623230$3.8M
201527270$4.55M
201417170$2.79M
201315150$2.19M
201221210$2.76M
201128280$5.17M

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$2.56B
Total taxable value (non school)$951M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$1.09B2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+3.4%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+6.8%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$2.48B2025 final roll
New construction value$28.3M2026 preliminary
Parcels12,3532026 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; 22% 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$184K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months155Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$285KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$800M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$52.2M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$12.9M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$1.34B2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$76.6M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$35.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$115M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$128M2026 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
Residential4,476$800M$446M$19.7M4,990+5.3%
Commercial224$52.2M$47.9M$464Kn/a+1.8%
Industrial47$12.9M$12M$430Kn/a-12.5%
Agricultural4,014$1.34B$351M$7.3Mn/a+2.0%
Vacant2,021$76.6M$53.4M$254Kn/a+8.9%
Institutional287$35.5M$5.57M$41.3Kn/a-0.1%
Government430$115M$16.9K$47.7Kn/a+1.3%
Other854$128M$35.6M$37.4Kn/a+8.5%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units6,886Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199081.0% high2024
Occupied units5,7512020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units1,1352020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households4,3632020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households1,3882020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate75.9%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)19.0%2025
Cost burdened renter households36.7%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%)19.4%2025
Assisted housing developments4Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units172Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$275K2024

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 less195187506
All households30.01-50% AMI54319969
All households50.01-80% AMI1,2091910
All households80.01-120% AMI432170
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI2,670190
Renters30% AMI or less9855234
Renters30.01-50% AMI11315933
Renters50.01-80% AMI366230
Renters80.01-120% AMI9700
RentersGreater than 120% AMI19700
Owners30% AMI or less97132272
Owners30.01-50% AMI4304036
Owners50.01-80% AMI8431680
Owners80.01-120% AMI335170
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,473190

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$35K19
1991$44.5K16
1992$27K26
1993$44.9K23
1994$45K51
1995$44.2K38
1996$60K57
1997$68.5K29
1998$55K60
1999$66.9K57
2000$60K68
2001$80.5K65
2002$80K75
2003$102K94
2004$100K102
2005$138K124
2006$158K100
2007$185K77
2008$173K46
2009$135K33

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Jefferson Arms Apartments1425 E CLARK AVE.Jefferson-Unincorporated7575
Jefferson Place1468 S Waukeenah StreetMonticello3939
Heritage Manor1800 E. Texas Hill RoadMonticello3636
Grove Apartments1400 N. JEFFERSON STREETJefferson-Unincorporated2222

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$237KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$275K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$2.18MFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$2.18MSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-2.8%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$49.4KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$580KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$580KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+1.1%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$118MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+2.1%FY2024
Total expenditures$116MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+2.6%FY2024
Revenues per resident$7.56KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$9.81MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before-6.8%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$237K
Aug 2026$258K
Jul 2026$250K
Jun 2026$194K
May 2026$179K
Apr 2026$164K
Mar 2026$129K
Feb 2026$168K
Jan 2026$143K
Dec 2025$145K
Nov 2025$134K
Oct 2025$180K
Sep 2025$163K
Aug 2025$207K
Jul 2025$166K
Jun 2025$214K
May 2025$159K
Apr 2025$172K
Mar 2025$275K
Feb 2025$197K
Jan 2025$131K
Dec 2024$175K
Nov 2024$213K
Oct 2024$171K
Sep 2024$131K
Aug 2024$197K
Jul 2024$172K
Jun 2024$119K
May 2024$202K
Apr 2024$149K
Mar 2024$232K
Feb 2024$168K
Jan 2024$184K
Dec 2023$129K
Nov 2023$227K
Oct 2023$184K

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$49.4K
Aug 2026$49.4K
Jul 2026$49.4K
Jun 2026$47.1K
May 2026$47.1K
Apr 2026$47.1K
Mar 2026$47.1K
Feb 2026$47.1K
Jan 2026$47.1K
Dec 2025$49.8K
Nov 2025$49.8K
Oct 2025$49.8K
Sep 2025$51.2K
Aug 2025$51.2K
Jul 2025$51.2K
Jun 2025$45.7K
May 2025$45.7K
Apr 2025$45.7K
Mar 2025$45.7K
Feb 2025$45.7K
Jan 2025$45.7K
Dec 2024$45.7K
Nov 2024$50.3K
Oct 2024$50.3K
Sep 2024$50.3K
Aug 2024$50.3K
Jul 2024$50.3K
Jun 2024$50.1K
May 2024$50.1K
Apr 2024$50.1K
Mar 2024$50.1K
Feb 2024$50.1K
Jan 2024$50.1K
Dec 2023$50.1K
Nov 2023$50.1K
Oct 2023$50.1K

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$9.81M-6.8%
FY2024$10.5M-1.1%
FY2023$10.6M-7.3%
FY2022$11.5M+20.9%
FY2021$9.5M-13.9%
FY2020$11M-0.2%
FY2019$11.1M+7.4%
FY2018$10.3M+89.6%
FY2017$5.43M-10.5%
FY2016$6.07M+1.6%
FY2015$5.97M-10.5%
FY2014$6.67M+8.7%
FY2013$6.14Mn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$11.8M$9.69M+22.2%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$255K$411K-37.8%
Intergovernmental Revenues$10.1M$13.9M-27.4%
Charges for Services$78.4M$77.9M+0.6%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$581K$504K+15.2%
Miscellaneous Revenues$1.33M$1.35M-1.5%
Other Sources$15.9M$12.1M+30.8%
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)$80.7M$78.5M+2.7%
Public Safety$17.9M$14.3M+25.6%
Physical Environment$2.64M$2.68M-1.3%
Transportation$6.73M$3.76M+79.1%
Economic Environment$279K$618K-54.9%
Human Services$109K$105K+3.6%
Culture / Recreation$983K$1.01M-2.4%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$6.37M$11.8M-45.8%
Court-Related Expenditures$570K$626K-8.9%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$254MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$254M high2026
Change on a year earlier+5.8%June 30, 2026
Change, real+2.6%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
Renasant BankMonticello Branch200 E Washington StMonticello$191M
Capital City BankMonticello Branch800 S Jefferson StMonticello$62.3M

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