Florida · Census place 39700
Lawtey city, FL
Quick answer
Lawtey city has 1,317 residents, ranking #748 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $55,000, the median home is worth $160,900 and median gross rent runs $670 a month.
- Population
- 1,317Lawtey city residents
- Median household income
- $55,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $670Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lawtey city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lawtey city median would spend about 14.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.1% of residents and 74.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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