Demographics of Destin city, Florida

Destin city, Florida had 14,046 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Destin city, in four figures

14,046
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,077 ±25.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +3 people.; 41.5 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,011 ±$8,065
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Destin city, Florida's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Destin city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Destin city, Florida's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Destin city, 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	14,043	100.0	100.0
2021	14,119	100.5	100.2
2022	14,273	101.6	100.7
2023	14,383	102.4	101.6
2024	14,065	100.2	102.5
2025	14,046	100.0	103.1

Population of Destin city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,043	—
2021	14,119	+76
2022	14,273	+154
2023	14,383	+110
2024	14,065	−318
2025	14,046	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±2.7: for men 40.5 ±1.7 and for women 43.7 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Destin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	649 ±189	4.6% ±1.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,070 ±363	14.7% ±2.6	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	731 ±230	5.2% ±1.6	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,118 ±473	29.3% ±3.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,937 ±470	28.0% ±3.3	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,572 ±315	18.3% ±2.2	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,011 ±$8,065, and income per person $60,205 ±$6,700, 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 Destin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	606 ±197	9.7% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	956 ±241	15.4% ±3.8	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,017 ±228	16.3% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	893 ±196	14.4% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,137 ±234	18.3% ±3.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	495 ±130	8.0% ±2.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,117 ±234	18.0% ±3.6	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 Destin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	1,032 ±317	7.4% ±2.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	33 to 315	1.3% to 11.6%	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	651 ±239	8.6% ±3.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	207 ±76	5.6% ±2.0	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Destin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Destin city	Florida	United States
Housing units	13,668 ±392	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	45.5% ±2.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	54.5% ±1.9	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.7% ±4.3	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.3% ±4.4	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$490,300 ±$24,399	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,936 ±$104	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±3	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 Destin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,104 ±374	7.8% ±2.7	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,309 ±638	80.3% ±4.5	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	636 ±303	4.5% ±2.2	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	69 to 253	0.5% to 1.8%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	38 to 234	0.3% to 1.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	306 to 1,142	2.2% to 8.1%	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 Destin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	3,672 ±533	26.1% ±3.8	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,216 ±657	58.4% ±4.7	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	206 ±99	1.5% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,983 ±550	14.1% ±3.9	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	515 ±172	3.7% ±1.2	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,468 ±533	10.4% ±3.8	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Destin city among the places of Florida

274th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Destin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace CDP	14,755 ±978
Asbury Lake CDP	14,458 ±1,713
Gonzalez CDP	14,458 ±1,452
Goulds CDP	14,425 ±1,697
Orange City city	14,372 ±34
Destin city	14,077 ±25
Southchase CDP	13,981 ±1,466
Cheval CDP	13,969 ±1,319
Lakewood Park CDP	13,866 ±1,159
Hobe Sound CDP	13,817 ±1,548
Miami Springs city	13,726 ±49

Rankings this appears in

No. 27 Places in Florida by per capita income
No. 38 Places in Florida by median rent
No. 56 Places in Florida by median household income
No. 63 Places in Florida by median home value
No. 140 Places in Florida by median age
No. 142 Places in Florida by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026