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Town, Levy County. Population 1,154 (2025), -0.2% on the prior year, +1.2% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Bronson

Boundary: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing. 4.28 square miles of land.

Population

2025
Population1,154Population, April 1, 1979 to 202519791.2k high2025
Change since the prior year-0.2%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+1.2%2020 to 2025
Census 20201,1402020

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
20251,154estimate-0.2%
20241,156estimate+0.3%
20231,152estimate+0.4%
20221,147estimate0.0%
20211,147estimate+0.6%
20201,140census-2.2%
20191,166estimate+2.9%
20181,133estimate-0.8%
20171,142estimate+3.3%
20161,106estimate-6.8%
20151,187estimate+3.9%
20141,142estimate+4.3%
20131,095estimate-1.0%
20121,106estimate+0.5%
20111,100estimate-1.2%
20101,113census+5.0%
20091,060estimate-8.5%
20081,159estimate+1.4%
20071,143estimate+1.2%
20061,130estimate+2.7%
20051,100estimate+11.4%
2004987estimate+2.2%
2003966estimate+0.2%
2002964estimate+0.7%
2001957estimate-0.7%
2000964census+3.7%
1999930estimate+4.8%
1998887estimate0.0%
1997887estimate+3.9%
1996854estimate-0.4%
1995857estimate+0.8%
1994850estimate-0.2%
1993852estimate-1.8%
1992868estimate+1.3%
1991857estimaten/a
1989949estimate-6.0%
19881,010estimate+2.3%
1987987estimate+3.7%
1986952estimate+2.3%
1985931estimate+6.4%
1984875estimate-4.7%
1983918estimate-0.6%
1982924estimate+5.8%
1981873estimaten/a
1979886estimaten/a

Labor force (county figures)

Aug 2026

County figures, no city estimate published by FloridaCommerce

Unemployment rate (Levy County)5.4%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20169.6% highAug 2026
Labor force (Levy County)18,784Aug 2026
Employment (Levy County)17,766Aug 2026
Unemployed (Levy County)1,018Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.1%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.1%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 202618,78417,7661,0185.4%
Jul 202618,80817,7581,0505.6%
Jun 202618,86217,8201,0425.5%
May 202619,01317,9991,0145.3%
Apr 202619,39518,3581,0375.3%
Mar 202619,32218,3141,0085.2%
Feb 202619,38218,2791,1035.7%
Jan 202619,17518,0301,1456.0%
Dec 202519,23818,2251,0135.3%
Nov 202519,35218,2391,1135.8%
Sep 202519,45918,5229374.8%
Aug 202518,76817,8149545.1%
Jul 202518,84617,9389084.8%
Jun 202518,77717,9138644.6%
May 202518,90218,1287744.1%
Apr 202519,36518,6257403.8%
Mar 202519,30618,5367704.0%
Feb 202519,28818,5007884.1%
Jan 202519,10518,2988074.2%
Dec 202419,12718,3897383.9%
Nov 202419,21718,3938244.3%
Oct 202419,42518,5778484.4%
Sep 202419,46018,6897714.0%
Aug 202418,79117,9758164.3%
Jul 202418,88118,0618204.3%
Jun 202418,79018,0227684.1%
May 202418,73218,0466863.7%
Apr 202419,19118,5306613.4%
Mar 202418,90118,2126893.6%
Feb 202419,13018,4446863.6%
Jan 202419,02318,2937303.8%
Dec 202318,69418,0526423.4%
Nov 202318,94018,2556853.6%
Oct 202319,14918,4437063.7%
Sep 202319,24618,4947523.9%
Aug 202318,61917,8617584.1%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
202519,12818,2498794.6%
202419,05618,3037534.0%
202318,81618,1686483.4%
202218,28117,6456363.5%
202117,77516,9767994.5%
202017,10716,0551,0526.1%
201917,51416,8676473.7%
201817,21316,5366773.9%
201717,10216,3357674.5%
201617,10616,2258815.2%
201516,43015,4719595.8%
201416,20915,0541,1557.1%
201316,24514,8581,3878.5%
201216,60715,0071,6009.6%
201116,92015,0491,87111.1%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses24New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20161 highAug 2026
Food service licenses10Aug 2026
Lodging licenses4Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses10Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months1Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months (postal city)77Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before-15.4%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month6Sep 2026

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

Licenses are placed inside the city limits by their geocoded address.

Business formations are by postal city: Bronson, which is not the city limits.

No ZIP code has its Census internal point inside this place, so ZIP Code Business Patterns are not shown.

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Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol7
2010-SEATfood6
2014-MFDVfood4
2003-NAPTlodging3
7COP-SFSalcohol2
3CPSalcohol1
2002-MOTLlodging1

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 (postal city: Bronson)

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies7379
Florida profit corporations35
Florida non-profit corporations16
Out of state entities registering in Florida01
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

Building permits

Jan 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months4Housing units permitted by month, Oct 2021 to Jan 2026Oct 20212 highJan 2026
Change on the 12 months before-20.0%Jan 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$935KJan 2026
Units, latest month0Jan 2026
Single family units, last 12 months4Jan 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Jan 2026
Units, latest annual table02025

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
Jan 2026000$0
Dec 2025000$0
Nov 2025110$234K
Oct 2025110$234K
Sep 2025000$0
Aug 2025000$0
Jul 2025110$234K
Jun 2025110$234K
May 2025000$0
Apr 2025000$0
Mar 2025000$0
Feb 2025000$0
Jan 2025000$0
Dec 2024000$0
Nov 2024110$286K
Oct 2024110$286K
Sep 2024000$0
Aug 2024000$0
Jul 2024000$0
Jun 2024110$286K
May 2024000$0
Apr 2024110$286K
Mar 2024110$130K
Feb 2024000$0
Jan 2024110$130K
Dec 2023200$150K
Nov 2023000$0
Oct 2023000$0
Sep 2023000$0
Aug 2023000$0
Jul 2023000$0
Jun 2023000$0
May 2023110$130K
Apr 2023110$130K
Mar 2023110$239K
Feb 2023000$0

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
2025000$0
2024660$1.4M
2023550$1.43M
2022750$800K
2021770$1.67M
2020550$540K
2019440$432K
2018440$432K
2017330$324K
2016330$324K
2015110$95K
2014000$0
2013660$440K
2012550$425K
2011220$250K

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$95.3M
Total taxable value (non school)$35.4M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$43.2M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+4.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+11.8%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$91.6M2025 final roll
New construction value$2.65M2026 preliminary
Parcels8222026 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; 44% 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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Qualified sales, last 12 months0Jun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$47M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$2.82M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$348K2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$30.3M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$7.56M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$2.06M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$4.74M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$571K2026 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
Residential305$47M$22.5M$2.47M316+8.0%
Commercial12$2.82M$2.68M$14.5Kn/a+5.7%
Industrial1$348K$338K$0n/a-1.8%
Agricultural59$30.3M$4M$129Kn/a+0.8%
Vacant415$7.56M$5.35M$10.3Kn/a+2.9%
Institutional8$2.06M$0$1.36Kn/a-2.8%
Government16$4.74M$0$0n/a+0.2%
Other6$571K$486K$22.2Kn/a-34.8%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units642Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199073.0% high2024
Occupied units5782020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units642020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households3412020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households2372020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate59.0%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)28.5%2025
Cost burdened renter households27.4%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%)15.6%2025
Assisted housing developments3Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units170Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$280K2024

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 less0030
All households30.01-50% AMI361642
All households50.01-80% AMI16210
All households80.01-120% AMI32100
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI23580
Renters30% AMI or less0015
Renters30.01-50% AMI24126
Renters50.01-80% AMI220
Renters80.01-120% AMI920
RentersGreater than 120% AMI6300
Owners30% AMI or less0015
Owners30.01-50% AMI12436
Owners50.01-80% AMI14190
Owners80.01-120% AMI2380
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI17280

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1996n/an/a
1997$53.5K28
1998n/an/a
1999n/an/a
2000n/an/a
2001$135K3
2002$74K2
2003$195K17
2004$100K2
2005n/an/a
2006n/an/a
2007n/an/a
2008$125K5
2009$82K7
2010$140K1
2011$62.4K4
2012$87K5
2013$110K5
2014$66K9
2015$102K3

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Levy County581 E Main St Apt 1111Bronson154154
Bronson Village Ltd910 HATHAWAY AVE.Bronson88
Bronson Villas910 HATHAWAY AVE.Bronson88

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$5.49KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$8.07K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$72.8KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$72.8KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-7.2%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$4.24KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$52.8KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$52.8KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+0.7%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$2.58MFY2023
Revenues, change on the year before+4.5%FY2023
Total expenditures$2.88MFY2023
Expenditures, change on the year before+16.4%FY2023
Revenues per resident$2.24KFY2023
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$2.06MFY2024
Long-term debt, change on the year before+22.3%FY2024

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$5.49K
Aug 2026$5.35K
Jul 2026$5.04K
Jun 2026$5.3K
May 2026$6.85K
Apr 2026$6.33K
Mar 2026$6.83K
Feb 2026$6.63K
Jan 2026$4.78K
Dec 2025$6.91K
Nov 2025$7.03K
Oct 2025$6.24K
Sep 2025$7.08K
Aug 2025$7.14K
Jul 2025$6.74K
Jun 2025$6.99K
May 2025$6.95K
Apr 2025$6.34K
Mar 2025$6.06K
Feb 2025$6.26K
Jan 2025$6.32K
Dec 2024$6.79K
Nov 2024$5.58K
Oct 2024$6.21K
Sep 2024$6.35K
Aug 2024$6.56K
Jul 2024$6.31K
Jun 2024$6.55K
May 2024$7.16K
Apr 2024$6.28K
Mar 2024$6.22K
Feb 2024$6.64K
Jan 2024$6.32K
Dec 2023$6.71K
Nov 2023$6.82K
Oct 2023$6.24K

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$4.24K
Aug 2026$4.24K
Jul 2026$4.24K
Jun 2026$4.36K
May 2026$4.36K
Apr 2026$4.36K
Mar 2026$4.36K
Feb 2026$4.36K
Jan 2026$4.36K
Dec 2025$4.65K
Nov 2025$4.65K
Oct 2025$4.65K
Sep 2025$4.77K
Aug 2025$4.77K
Jul 2025$4.77K
Jun 2025$4.15K
May 2025$4.15K
Apr 2025$4.15K
Mar 2025$4.15K
Feb 2025$4.15K
Jan 2025$4.15K
Dec 2024$4.15K
Nov 2024$4.54K
Oct 2024$4.54K
Sep 2024$4.54K
Aug 2024$4.54K
Jul 2024$4.54K
Jun 2024$4.67K
May 2024$4.67K
Apr 2024$4.67K
Mar 2024$4.67K
Feb 2024$4.67K
Jan 2024$4.67K
Dec 2023$4.67K
Nov 2023$4.67K
Oct 2023$4.67K

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
FY2024$2.06M+22.3%
FY2023$1.68M+16.8%
FY2022$1.44M-2.1%
FY2021$1.47M0.0%
FY2020$1.47M-1.7%
FY2019$1.5M-1.6%
FY2018$1.52M-2.6%
FY2017$1.56M-2.4%
FY2016$1.6M-2.3%
FY2015$1.64Mn/a
FY2014$0n/a
FY2013$0n/a

Revenues by category, FY2023

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

CategoryFY2023FY2022Change
General Government Taxes$528K$482K+9.6%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$189K$119K+58.7%
Intergovernmental Revenues$476K$1.14M-58.3%
Charges for Services$749K$711K+5.3%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$3.26K$4.01K-18.8%
Miscellaneous Revenues$3.03K$10.6K-71.3%
Other Sources$631Kn/an/a
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2023

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

CategoryFY2023FY2022Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$704K$582K+20.9%
Public Safety$913K$917K-0.4%
Physical Environment$801K$750K+6.9%
Transportation$73.5K$114K-35.5%
Human Services$3.02K$1.28K+135.4%
Culture / Recreation$50.1K$61.3K-18.4%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$331K$44.2K+649.1%
Other Usesn/an/an/a
Economic Environmentn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits (offices reporting this city)$78.2MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$78.2M high2026
Change on a year earlier+0.4%June 30, 2026
Change, real-2.7%June 30, 2026
Branches3June 30, 2026
Institutions3June 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

Offices whose reported city is Bronson.

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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
Seacoast National BankBronson Branch331 E Hathaway AveBronson$57.4M
Capital City BankBronson Branch140 E. Hathaway AvenueBronson$15.2M
First Southern BankBronson Branch612 E. Hathaway AvenueBronson$5.54M

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