What is the population of Lawtey city?

Lawtey city has 1,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #748 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Lawtey city?

Median household income in Lawtey city is $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lawtey city?

Median gross rent is $670 a month and the median home value is $160,900, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.

Is Lawtey city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lawtey city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lawtey, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lawtey, Florida (Lawtey, FL — Census place “Lawtey city”) is 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. Looking for the Lawtey Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lawtey, FL: 32058.

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

Lawtey ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lawtey.

The Lawtey FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

32058

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

Lawtey city, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lawtey city is a small town in Florida, with 1,317 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #748 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 21% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Lawtey city earn a median of $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lawtey city is valued at $160,900, 47% below the national figure and 47% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $670 a month, 52.3% below the national figure, or roughly $8,040 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Lawtey city?: Lawtey city has 1,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #748 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Lawtey city?: Median household income in Lawtey city is $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lawtey city?: Median gross rent is $670 a month and the median home value is $160,900, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.
Is Lawtey city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lawtey city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lawtey city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.