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County, Florida. Population 16,821 (2025), +4.5% on the prior year, +4.2% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Union CountyLake Butler (city), population 1,997Raiford (town), population 234Worthington Springs (town), population 458

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 Union 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
Population16,821Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197216.8k high2025
Change since the prior year+4.5%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+4.2%2020 to 2025
Census 202016,1472020

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
202516,821estimate+4.5%
202416,100estimate-0.2%
202316,137estimate+3.8%
202215,550estimate-1.6%
202115,799estimate-2.2%
202016,147census+4.1%
201915,505estimate-2.3%
201815,867estimate-0.5%
201715,947estimate+0.4%
201615,887estimate-0.2%
201515,918estimate+1.7%
201415,647estimate+1.1%
201315,483estimate-0.2%
201215,510estimate+0.2%
201115,473estimate-0.4%
201015,535census-0.3%
200915,576estimate-2.5%
200815,974estimate+1.6%
200715,722estimate+4.6%
200615,028estimate-0.1%
200515,046estimate+2.9%
200414,620estimate+6.5%
200313,726estimate-0.5%
200213,794estimate+2.0%
200113,521estimate+0.6%
200013,442census-2.8%
199913,833estimate+2.8%
199813,459estimate+2.7%
199713,103estimate+0.6%
199613,023estimate+3.0%
199512,647estimate+0.9%
199412,534estimate+4.2%
199312,031estimate+5.1%
199211,442estimate+7.8%
199110,617estimate+3.6%
199010,252census-2.1%
198910,474estimate+2.9%
198810,175estimate-5.1%
198710,722estimate+1.4%
198610,571estimate-1.1%
198510,686estimate+1.9%
198410,489estimate-0.4%
198310,529estimate-6.9%
198211,307estimate+8.8%
198110,392estimate+2.2%
198010,166census-5.3%
197910,740estimate-0.2%
197810,758estimate+5.4%
197710,204estimate-3.1%
197610,532estimate+1.3%
197510,395estimate+9.8%
19749,463estimate+7.7%
19738,789estimate+37.7%
19726,385estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate6.4%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20168.8% highAug 2026
Labor force4,119Aug 2026
Employment3,854Aug 2026
Unemployed265Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.7%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier-0.2%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 20264,1193,8542656.4%
Jul 20264,0133,7392746.8%
Jun 20264,1273,8572706.5%
May 20264,1673,9102576.2%
Apr 20264,1643,9032616.3%
Mar 20264,1623,9122506.0%
Feb 20264,1613,8932686.4%
Jan 20264,1413,8682736.6%
Dec 20254,1523,8932596.2%
Nov 20254,1733,8892846.8%
Sep 20254,1623,9412215.3%
Aug 20254,1273,8912365.7%
Jul 20254,0293,7902395.9%
Jun 20254,1123,8892235.4%
May 20254,1593,9572024.9%
Apr 20254,1693,9891804.3%
Mar 20254,1643,9651994.8%
Feb 20254,1493,9541954.7%
Jan 20254,1543,9571974.7%
Dec 20244,1493,9751744.2%
Nov 20244,1693,9692004.8%
Oct 20244,2274,0311964.6%
Sep 20244,2534,0641894.4%
Aug 20244,2043,9732315.5%
Jul 20244,1283,9142145.2%
Jun 20244,1283,9232055.0%
May 20244,1163,9561603.9%
Apr 20244,1313,9841473.6%
Mar 20244,0923,9231694.1%
Feb 20244,0693,9181513.7%
Jan 20244,0883,9191694.1%
Dec 20234,0793,9311483.6%
Nov 20234,1073,9461613.9%
Oct 20234,1774,0051724.1%
Sep 20234,1704,0111593.8%
Aug 20234,1503,9771734.2%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20254,1413,9202215.3%
20244,1463,9621844.4%
20234,1043,9521523.7%
20224,0163,8671493.7%
20214,0353,8441914.7%
20204,0633,8282355.8%
20194,1283,9771513.7%
20184,1153,9511644.0%
20174,2284,0421864.4%
20164,2464,0262205.2%
20154,7304,4982324.9%
20144,7064,4132936.2%
20134,9524,6253276.6%
20125,0444,6673777.5%
20115,1604,7314298.3%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses37New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20162 highAug 2026
Food service licenses15Aug 2026
Lodging licenses4Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses18Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months0Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months167Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+5.0%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month8Sep 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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Establishments1482023
Employees, mid March1,5862023
Annual payroll$73.6M2023
Establishments, change on the year before+6.5%2023

Licenses by type

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

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol11
2010-SEATfood7
2014-MFDVfood7
2COPalcohol2
8COPalcohol2
2003-NAPTlodging2
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging2
1APSalcohol1
3DPSalcohol1
8COP-SFSalcohol1
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 companies148140
Florida profit corporations79
Florida non-profit corporations108
Out of state entities registering in Florida21
Partnerships, trusts and other filings01

By sector, 2023

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

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 44 Retail Trade29238$7.88M
NAICS 23 Construction28189$8.47M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)1850$1.4M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance12324$16.1M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing11379$21.9M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services912$680K
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services840$2.5M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services8122$2.44M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing721$742K
NAICS 31 Manufacturing5153$8.47M
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade55$235K
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting336$2.03M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance39$418K

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months55Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 20099 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before+27.9%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$598KAug 2026
Units, latest month5Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months55Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table452025

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 2026550$54.4K
Jul 2026550$54.4K
Jun 2026440$43.5K
May 2026330$32.6K
Apr 2026990$97.9K
Mar 2026550$54.4K
Feb 2026550$54.4K
Jan 2026440$43.5K
Dec 2025440$43.5K
Nov 2025330$32.6K
Oct 2025440$43.5K
Sep 2025440$43.5K
Aug 2025440$43.5K
Jul 2025330$32.6K
Jun 2025220$21.8K
May 2025330$32.6K
Apr 2025440$43.5K
Mar 2025440$43.5K
Feb 2025660$65.3K
Jan 2025440$43.5K
Dec 2024330$32.6K
Nov 2024330$32.6K
Oct 2024330$32.6K
Sep 2024440$43.5K
Aug 2024440$43.5K
Jul 2024440$43.5K
Jun 2024550$54.4K
May 2024440$43.5K
Apr 2024440$43.5K
Mar 2024440$43.5K
Feb 2024440$43.5K
Jan 2024330$32.6K
Dec 2023330$32.6K
Nov 2023330$32.6K
Oct 2023440$43.5K
Sep 2023440$43.5K

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
202545450$490K
202445450$490K
202345450$490K
202245450$490K
202146460$500K
202038380$413K
201935350$381K
201832320$348K
201729290$315K
201627270$294K
201523230$250K
201422220$2.03M
201315150$1.17M
201213130$1.36M
2011990$844K

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$1.1B
Total taxable value (non school)$325M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$385M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+4.3%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+7.2%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$1.06B2025 final roll
New construction value$11.5M2026 preliminary
Parcels7,1112026 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 2010 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$122K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months62Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$204KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$323M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$19.5M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$3.66M2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$599M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$15.3M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$17.3M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$111M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$14.3M2026 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
Residential2,897$323M$169M$9.49M2,990+8.2%
Commercial115$19.5M$18M$50.1Kn/a+1.6%
Industrial18$3.66M$3.49M$7.27Kn/a+9.3%
Agricultural3,038$599M$109M$1.77Mn/a+2.3%
Vacant719$15.3M$12.4M$27.3Kn/a+8.2%
Institutional110$17.3M$1.43M$138Kn/a+1.2%
Government125$111M$76.9K$28.9Kn/a+0.7%
Other89$14.3M$11.9M$0n/a+47.3%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units4,832Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199075.0% high2024
Occupied units4,3162020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units5162020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households3,2262020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households1,0902020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate74.7%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)12.9%2025
Cost burdened renter households20.9%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%)8.5%2025
Assisted housing developments3Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units202Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$322K2024

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 less6816165
All households30.01-50% AMI15010175
All households50.01-80% AMI62117427
All households80.01-120% AMI5782412
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI2,678100
Renters30% AMI or less471173
Renters30.01-50% AMI867140
Renters50.01-80% AMI422840
Renters80.01-120% AMI9700
RentersGreater than 120% AMI40100
Owners30% AMI or less21592
Owners30.01-50% AMI643035
Owners50.01-80% AMI1999027
Owners80.01-120% AMI4812412
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,277100

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$40.5K8
1991$36.1K12
1992$25.5K14
1993$45K11
1994$43.8K22
1995$45K19
1996$56.5K15
1997$36K22
1998$56.5K16
1999$53.5K24
2000$58K20
2001$71K28
2002$77.5K22
2003$76.8K25
2004$104K34
2005$89.9K39
2006$152K38
2007$160K48
2008$138K31
2009$160K2

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Name Unknown576 SW 9th StLake Butler122122
Lake Butler Apartments1005 SW 6TH STLake Butler4848
Forest Park Apts775 NE 1ST STREETLake Butler3232

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$38.5KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$40.9K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$390KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$390KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-2.7%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$28.4KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$338KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$338KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+3.6%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$32.7MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+28.4%FY2024
Total expenditures$32.9MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+28.6%FY2024
Revenues per resident$2.03KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$210KFY2025

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$38.5K
Aug 2026$30.9K
Jul 2026$32K
Jun 2026$33.8K
May 2026$34.6K
Apr 2026$29.8K
Mar 2026$27.9K
Feb 2026$31.2K
Jan 2026$25.7K
Dec 2025$31.4K
Nov 2025$39.5K
Oct 2025$35.4K
Sep 2025$34.7K
Aug 2025$35.2K
Jul 2025$30.6K
Jun 2025$40.4K
May 2025$30.6K
Apr 2025$31.9K
Mar 2025$29K
Feb 2025$32.8K
Jan 2025$35.5K
Dec 2024$32.7K
Nov 2024$32.6K
Oct 2024$34.9K
Sep 2024$32.3K
Aug 2024$30.3K
Jul 2024$32.8K
Jun 2024$31.6K
May 2024$37.3K
Apr 2024$29.5K
Mar 2024$24.1K
Feb 2024$35.2K
Jan 2024$28.8K
Dec 2023$28.7K
Nov 2023$31.2K
Oct 2023$28.8K

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$28.4K
Aug 2026$28.4K
Jul 2026$28.4K
Jun 2026$27.5K
May 2026$27.5K
Apr 2026$27.5K
Mar 2026$27.5K
Feb 2026$27.5K
Jan 2026$27.5K
Dec 2025$29.1K
Nov 2025$29.1K
Oct 2025$29.1K
Sep 2025$29.9K
Aug 2025$29.9K
Jul 2025$29.9K
Jun 2025$25.7K
May 2025$25.7K
Apr 2025$25.7K
Mar 2025$25.7K
Feb 2025$25.7K
Jan 2025$25.7K
Dec 2024$25.7K
Nov 2024$28.2K
Oct 2024$28.2K
Sep 2024$28.2K
Aug 2024$28.2K
Jul 2024$28.2K
Jun 2024$28.8K
May 2024$28.8K
Apr 2024$28.8K
Mar 2024$28.8K
Feb 2024$28.8K
Jan 2024$28.8K
Dec 2023$28.8K
Nov 2023$28.8K
Oct 2023$28.8K

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$210Kn/a
FY2024$0-100.0%
FY2023$365K+202.1%
FY2022$121K-21.9%
FY2021$155K-60.5%
FY2020$392K-1.9%
FY2019$399K-28.0%
FY2018$554K+25.7%
FY2017$441K+12.7%
FY2016$391K+11.2%
FY2015$352K-27.8%
FY2014$487K-20.1%
FY2013$610Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

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

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$11.8M$4.69M+150.9%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$1.01M$999K+0.7%
Intergovernmental Revenues$14M$8.23M+69.6%
Charges for Services$2M$1.49M+33.7%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$116K$43.9K+164.9%
Miscellaneous Revenues$2.23M$8.62M-74.2%
Other Sources$1.65M$1.41M+17.2%
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)$11.5M$11.2M+3.0%
Public Safety$9.7M$7.16M+35.5%
Physical Environment$1.59M$1.53M+3.3%
Transportation$6.06M$2.61M+132.2%
Economic Environment$386K$329K+17.1%
Human Services$404K$364K+10.8%
Culture / Recreation$440K$558K-21.1%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$1.65M$916K+80.5%
Court-Related Expenditures$1.13M$923K+22.7%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$74.4MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$78.7M high2026
Change on a year earlier+34.7%June 30, 2026
Change, real+30.5%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
DLP BankLake Butler Branch255 Se 6th StLake Butler$74.4M

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