than typical rural cities in Florida", the mayor, Keith Dowdell, stated, and the city with the highest number of AIDS cases in Florida in 2003 was Palm Beach, not Quincy. The article claimed that African-American females represented 90% of AIDS cases in Quincy, although the highest percentage of AIDS cases in Quincy at that time was in males. Geography Quincy is located in central Gadsden County at (30.59, –84.58), in the rolling hills of North Florida. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.18%, is water. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,970 people, 2,657 households, and 1,714 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 6,982 people, 2,657 households, and 1,830 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,917 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 31.55% White, 64.15% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 3.22% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.89% of the population. There were 2,657 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 28.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,393, and the median income for a family was $31,890. Males had a median income of $27,871 versus $22,025 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,133. About 16.8% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and