Wakulla County, Florida

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,608
Median household income: $74,183
Median home value: $216,300

Wakulla County is a county in Florida with a population of 34,608. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,183, its median household income sits in line with Florida's $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Wakulla County's population grew 7.1% from 32,321 to 34,608, while its median household income rose 20.8% from $61,410 to $74,183.

65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,608
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,183
Median home value: $216,300
Median gross rent: $1,155
Housing units: 14,184
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,32134,608

Median household income

$61,410$74,183

Median home value

$144,000$216,300

Median gross rent

$896$1,155

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,321	$61,410	$144,000	$896
2020	32,855	$67,480	$171,200	$918
2021	33,144	$72,941	$182,400	$978
2022	33,732	$72,035	$198,600	$1,041
2023	34,608	$74,183	$216,300	$1,155

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,744	5.0%
5 to 17	5,316	15.4%
18 to 24	2,426	7.0%
25 to 34	3,929	11.4%
35 to 44	5,347	15.5%
45 to 54	5,218	15.1%
55 to 64	4,878	14.1%
65 to 74	3,697	10.7%
75 and over	2,053	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,630	76.9%
Black or African American	4,799	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68	0.2%
Asian	161	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	231	0.7%
Two or more races	1,094	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,625	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,144	12.5%
High school graduate	9,297	37.0%
Some college or associate's	7,336	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,425	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,920	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,903	82.7%
Carpooled	1,387	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	63	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,087	7.0%
Other means	160	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,537	17.5%
15 to 29 min	3,218	22.2%
30 to 44 min	5,267	36.3%
45 to 59 min	2,397	16.5%
60+ min	1,094	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.6% (1,758 of 31,471)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,436	69.2%
Nonfamily households	3,751	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,187	85.9%
Vacant	1,997	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,217	83.8%
Renter-occupied	1,970	16.2%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other28.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,276	65.4%
1-unit, attached	372	2.6%
2 to 4 units	213	1.5%
5 to 19 units	174	1.2%
20 or more units	64	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4,085	28.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 12129
State: Florida
Land area: 606 sq mi
Water area: 310 sq mi
Center point: 30.0913, -84.3591