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Statistics · City
estimate
Below the poverty line in Tallahassee
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
3 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
23.6%
+0.5 pp
since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024
3 of 8
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−7.4 pp
vs Florida
+11.1 pp
Florida: 12.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Tallahassee · Florida · United States
−7.4 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Tallahassee
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Tallahassee · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
23.6% · 2024
First value
30.2% · 2013
Highest
31.1% · 2014
Lowest
23.2% · 2023
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Tallahassee | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 23.6% | +0.5 pp | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| 2023estimate | 23.2% | −1.1 pp | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| 2022estimate | 24.3% | −0.0 pp | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 2021estimate | 24.3% | −0.9 pp | 13.1% | 12.6% |
| 2020estimate | 25.2% | −1.1 pp | 13.3% | — |
| 2019estimate | 26.4% | −0.3 pp | 14.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 26.7% | −0.4 pp | 14.8% | — |
| 2017estimate | 27.1% | −1.3 pp | 15.5% | — |
| 2016estimate | 28.4% | −1.3 pp | 16.1% | — |
| 2015estimate | 29.7% | −1.4 pp | 16.5% | — |
| 2014estimate | 31.1% | +0.9 pp | 16.7% | — |
| 2013estimate | 30.2% | 16.3% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Gainesville
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022
What it means
The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.
How it is calculated
Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.
Economy & jobs
Tallahassee in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$1.7T
2024 · Florida
Economic growth
3.3%
2024 · Florida
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.3%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.2%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
66.3%
2024
Labour force
116K
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida