DeFuniak Springs

Population: 6,284
Median household income: $51,883
Median home value: $163,200

DeFuniak Springs, a community in Walton County, Florida, has 6,284 residents. At $51,883, its median household income sits below Walton County's $79,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, DeFuniak Springs's population declined 2.5% from 6,448 to 6,284, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $121,700 to $163,200.

Owners occupy 67.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,284
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,883
Median home value: $163,200
Median gross rent: $821
Housing units: 2,706
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4486,284

Median household income

$41,964$51,883

Median home value

$121,700$163,200

Median gross rent

$746$821

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,448	$41,964	$121,700	$746
2020	6,696	$49,663	$125,900	$738
2021	5,875	$53,984	$125,900	$727
2022	6,072	$56,455	$157,700	$844
2023	6,284	$51,883	$163,200	$821

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3421.0%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	472	7.5%
5 to 17	1,095	17.4%
18 to 24	568	9.0%
25 to 34	1,318	21.0%
35 to 44	866	13.8%
45 to 54	348	5.5%
55 to 64	613	9.8%
65 to 74	537	8.5%
75 and over	467	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,957	63.0%
Black or African American	1,419	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.5%
Two or more races	345	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	512	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	748	18.0%
High school graduate	1,366	32.9%
Some college or associate's	1,349	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	445	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	241	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,724	75.1%
Carpooled	341	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	202	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	653	31.2%
15 to 29 min	521	24.9%
30 to 44 min	321	15.3%
45 to 59 min	267	12.8%
60+ min	332	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 19.4% (1,179 of 6,075)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,607	66.0%
Nonfamily households	829	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,436	90.0%
Vacant	270	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,631	67.0%
Renter-occupied	805	33.0%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,152	79.5%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	314	11.6%
5 to 19 units	151	5.6%
20 or more units	73	2.7%
Mobile home & other	11	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1216800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 30.7061, -86.1186