Demographics of Wakulla County, Florida

Wakulla County, Florida had 38,089 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,172 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.

Wakulla County, in four figures

38,089
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +12.3%
Change since July 2020: +4,172 people.; 42.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,895 ±$7,842
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.

Wakulla County, Florida's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wakulla 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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Wakulla County, Florida's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wakulla 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	33,917	100.0	100.0
2021	34,282	101.1	100.2
2022	35,174	103.7	100.7
2023	36,516	107.7	101.6
2024	37,122	109.4	102.5
2025	38,089	112.3	103.1

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Population of Wakulla 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	33,917	+154	+8	0	+149
2021	34,282	+365	−92	+2	+443
2022	35,174	+892	−92	+7	+938
2023	36,516	+1,342	0	+35	+1,277
2024	37,122	+606	−23	+16	+606
2025	38,089	+967	−16	+2	+989

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.4: for men 41.9 ±0.8 and for women 42.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wakulla County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,799 ±115	5.1% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,515 ±485	15.6% ±1.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,489 ±376	7.0% ±1.1	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,687 ±549	27.4% ±1.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,056 ±530	28.4% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,841 ±469	16.5% ±1.3	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,895 ±$7,842, and income per person $34,149 ±$2,040, 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 Wakulla County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,514 ±405	11.9% ±3.2	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,997 ±352	15.7% ±2.7	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,475 ±469	19.4% ±3.6	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,958 ±407	15.4% ±3.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,586 ±378	20.3% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,302 ±328	10.2% ±2.6	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	913 ±246	7.2% ±1.9	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 Wakulla County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	2,158 ±684	6.7% ±2.1	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	523 ±230	7.5% ±3.2	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,123 ±432	6.7% ±2.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	512 ±184	6.1% ±2.2	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wakulla County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wakulla County	Florida	United States
Housing units	14,599 ±26	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±2.5	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±2.5	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.9% ±1.5	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.1% ±2.7	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$258,300 ±$19,098	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,108 ±$97	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±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 Wakulla County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,737 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,147 ±348	76.7% ±1.0	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,840 ±214	13.7% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	58 to 204	0.2% to 0.6%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	113 ±52	0.3% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 374	0% to 1.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,242 ±331	3.5% ±0.9	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 Wakulla County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	20,577 ±955	58.1% ±2.7	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,226 ±909	37.4% ±2.6	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	605 ±188	1.7% ±0.5	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	979 ±212	2.8% ±0.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	496 ±163	1.4% ±0.5	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	483 ±153	1.4% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Wakulla County among the counties of Florida

48th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Wakulla County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Levy County	48,520	+12.7%
Hendry County	48,276	+21.5%
Suwannee County	48,149	+10.6%
Gadsden County	44,298	+2.0%
Okeechobee County	42,608	+7.4%
Wakulla County	38,089	+12.3%
DeSoto County	37,078	+8.8%
Baker County	29,737	+5.8%
Bradford County	28,307	+0.3%
Washington County	26,695	+5.4%
Hardee County	25,932	+2.4%

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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