Demographics of Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County, Florida had 77,734 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,351 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.

Putnam County, in four figures

77,734
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +4,351 people.; 45.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,934 ±$2,163
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.

Putnam County, Florida's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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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Putnam County, Florida's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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	73,383	100.0	100.0
2021	74,137	101.0	100.2
2022	74,795	101.9	100.7
2023	76,162	103.8	101.6
2024	77,173	105.2	102.5
2025	77,734	105.9	103.1

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Population of Putnam 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	73,383	+62	−82	0	+141
2021	74,137	+754	−482	+25	+1,247
2022	74,795	+658	−585	+98	+1,090
2023	76,162	+1,367	−348	+201	+1,481
2024	77,173	+1,011	−400	+256	+1,143
2025	77,734	+561	−367	+113	+818

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.0 ±0.2: for men 44.1 ±0.5 and for women 45.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	4,104 ±73	5.5% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,850 ±689	15.8% ±0.9	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,334 ±494	7.1% ±0.7	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,325 ±665	21.7% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,664 ±757	26.2% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,887 ±910	23.8% ±1.2	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,934 ±$2,163, and income per person $28,621 ±$1,546, 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 Putnam County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	8,120 ±784	25.9% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,297 ±799	26.5% ±2.5	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,011 ±556	16.0% ±1.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,688 ±533	11.8% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,472 ±561	11.1% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,499 ±403	4.8% ±1.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,273 ±324	4.1% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	17,328 ±1,552	23.4% ±2.1	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,301 ±740	33.5% ±4.0	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,083 ±838	23.7% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,944 ±508	16.4% ±2.0	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Putnam County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Putnam County	Florida	United States
Housing units	37,065 ±105	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±1.7	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±1.7	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±2.1	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,300 ±$5,600	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$906 ±$52	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Putnam County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,421 ±0	11.2% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	52,090 ±321	69.3% ±0.4	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,066 ±403	14.7% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	396 ±106	0.5% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	67 to 237	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	46 to 590	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,721 ±485	3.6% ±0.6	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 Putnam County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	45,683 ±1,236	60.8% ±1.6	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,608 ±1,183	32.7% ±1.6	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,311 ±325	1.7% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,562 ±539	4.7% ±0.7	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,355 ±229	1.8% ±0.3	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,207 ±556	2.9% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Putnam County among the counties of Florida

40th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Putnam County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Flagler County	140,360	+21.0%
Highlands County	111,122	+9.7%
Nassau County	106,879	+17.4%
Walton County	93,288	+22.9%
Monroe County	80,406	−3.0%
Putnam County	77,734	+5.9%
Columbia County	74,094	+6.2%
Jackson County	49,629	+5.4%
Levy County	48,520	+12.7%
Hendry County	48,276	+21.5%
Suwannee County	48,149	+10.6%

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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