Demographics of Holmes County, Florida

Holmes County, Florida had 20,119 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +528 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Holmes County, in four figures

20,119
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +528 people.; 43.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,343 ±$2,104
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Holmes County, Florida's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Holmes County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Holmes County, Florida's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Holmes County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,591	100.0	100.0
2021	19,299	98.5	100.2
2022	19,632	100.2	100.7
2023	19,941	101.8	101.6
2024	20,124	102.7	102.5
2025	20,119	102.7	103.1

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Population of Holmes County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,591	−70	−30	0	−35
2021	19,299	−292	−133	0	−146
2022	19,632	+333	−169	+3	+462
2023	19,941	+309	−129	+3	+421
2024	20,124	+183	−121	+4	+296
2025	20,119	−5	−100	−4	+97

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±0.7: for men 41.8 ±1.8 and for women 45.7 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Holmes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	962 ±75	4.9% ±0.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,029 ±271	15.5% ±1.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,322 ±207	6.8% ±1.1	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,818 ±285	24.7% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,243 ±343	26.9% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,139 ±375	21.2% ±1.9	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,343 ±$2,104, and income per person $26,071 ±$1,961, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Holmes County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,680 ±305	24.0% ±4.3	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,918 ±306	27.4% ±4.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,370 ±249	19.5% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	648 ±146	9.2% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	900 ±176	12.8% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	342 ±148	4.9% ±2.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	73 to 233	1.0% to 3.3%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Holmes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	2,467 ±675	14.0% ±3.8	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	590 ±267	15.1% ±6.7	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,224 ±392	14.2% ±4.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	653 ±214	12.7% ±4.0	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Holmes County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Holmes County	Florida	United States
Housing units	8,659 ±30	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.0% ±2.5	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.0% ±2.6	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.4% ±3.5	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.6% ±3.5	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,200 ±$15,120	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$844 ±$46	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Holmes County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	716 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,427 ±210	84.2% ±1.1	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,124 ±89	5.8% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	121 ±27	0.6% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 136	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 184	0% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	947 ±225	4.9% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Holmes County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	10,926 ±701	56.0% ±3.6	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,897 ±656	40.5% ±3.4	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 to 271	0.4% to 1.4%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	515 ±130	2.6% ±0.7	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	366 ±126	1.9% ±0.6	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	68 to 230	0.3% to 1.2%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Holmes County among the counties of Florida

56th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Holmes County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bradford County	28,307	+0.3%
Washington County	26,695	+5.4%
Hardee County	25,932	+2.4%
Taylor County	21,210	−2.5%
Gilchrist County	20,488	+14.5%
Holmes County	20,119	+2.7%
Madison County	18,759	+5.0%
Dixie County	18,038	+8.0%
Union County	16,250	+5.2%
Jefferson County	16,007	+11.1%
Gulf County	15,943	+11.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026