Destin vs Wright

A side-by-side comparison of Destin and Wright: population, income, housing, and more.

Destin and Wright are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wright has the higher population (27,233 vs 14,018 in Destin). Destin has the higher median household income ($89,141 vs $67,077 in Wright). Destin has the higher median home value ($455,100 vs $270,700 in Wright).

Population, income & housing

	Destin	Wright
Population	14,018	27,233
Median age	41.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$89,141	$67,077
Median home value	$455,100	$270,700
Median gross rent	$1,913	$1,419
Housing units	13,656	11,950
Homeownership rate	69.8%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Destin	Wright
Population	13,702 → 14,018 (+2.3%)	23,965 → 27,233 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$79,000 → $89,141 (+12.8%)	$51,349 → $67,077 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$332,000 → $455,100 (+37.1%)	$168,500 → $270,700 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,440 → $1,913 (+32.8%)	$1,064 → $1,419 (+33.4%)

Destin

Population

13,70214,018

Median household income

$79,000$89,141

Median home value

$332,000$455,100

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,913

Wright

Population

23,96527,233

Median household income

$51,349$67,077

Median home value

$168,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,419

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Destin	Wright
Under 5	5.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	18.7%
35 to 44	16.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	9.1%
75 and over	6.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Destin	Wright
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	55.2%
Black or African American	3.3%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Destin	Wright
No high school diploma	4.9%	12.0%
High school graduate	15.7%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Destin	Wright
Drove alone	73.7%	75.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	13.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	2.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	4.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Destin	Wright
1-unit, detached	36.4%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	10.7%
20 or more units	41.3%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Destin	Wright
Poverty rate	7.6%	16.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1992	1989