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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Fountain

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points 3 of 18 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Fountain Bay County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 7 figures
Latest value · 2024 25.4% −4.0 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 3 of 18 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Bay County +13.5 pp Bay County: 11.9% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2021 – 2024 percent · Fountain · Bay County · Florida · United States
Fountain Bay County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Fountain
25.4%
Bay County
11.9%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fountain · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 25.4% · 2024
First value 37.2% · 2021
Highest 37.2% · 2021
Lowest 25.4% · 2024
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearFountainChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 25.4% −4.0 pp 11.9% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 29.3% −7.2 pp 11.7% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 36.5% −0.7 pp 12.2% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 37.2% 12.9% 13.1% 12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Ochopee 29.9%
2 Boca Grande 29.2%
3 Fountain 25.4%
4 Youngstown 14.9%
5 Everglades City 14.4%
6 Carol City 14.1%
7 Cantonment 11.2%
8 Holt 10.7%
9 Coconut Grove 10.5%
10 Myakka City 8.6%
11 McDavid 8.2%
12 Santa Rosa Beach 8.0%
13 Inlet Beach 5.9%
14 Clearwater Beach 5.4%
15 Pensacola Beach 4.6%
16 Baker 4.6%
17 Placida 3.9%
18 Elkton 2.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

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.