Apalachicola, Florida demographics

Apalachicola, FL demographics: median age 52.7; 34.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Apalachicola city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1201625. The survey estimates a population of 2,431 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Apalachicola is 52.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.4 years. There are 1,366 households (±219). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	52.7 ±4.4	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	418 ±167	17.2% ±6.3 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	331 ±146	13.6% ±5.6 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	901 ±210	37.1% ±6.4 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	781 ±149	32.1% ±3.5 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	1,098 ±258	45.2% ±7.9 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	1,333 ±221	54.8% ±3.0 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	1,650 ±331	67.9% ±8.5 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	572 ±162	23.5% ±5.6 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	209 ±130 · low precision	8.6% ±5.2 pp · low precision	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,327 ±373	95.7% ±3.2 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	104 ±114 · low precision	4.3% ±4.6 pp · low precision	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	393 ±122	28.8% ±7.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	28 ±38 · low precision	2.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	207 ±85	15.2% ±5.7 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	650 ±168	47.6% ±9.6 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	88 ±61 · low precision	6.4% ±4.3 pp · low precision	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	204 ±102	14.9% ±7.1 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,162 ±201	85.1% ±5.5 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	650 ±168	47.6% ±9.6 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	517 ±142	37.8% ±8.4 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	81 ±69 · low precision	5.9% ±4.9 pp · low precision	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	95 ±69 · low precision	7.0% ±4.9 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	14 ±29 · low precision	1.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	9 ±21 · low precision	0.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	2,309 ±368	95.0% ±2.7 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	122 ±105 · low precision	5.0% ±4.2 pp · low precision	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	2,270 ±363	96.5% ±2.0 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	78 ±104 · low precision	3.3% ±4.4 pp · low precision	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5 ±9 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,944
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	305 ±140	15.7% ±6.7 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	456 ±167	23.5% ±7.7 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	305 ±147	15.7% ±7.1 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	210 ±117 · low precision	10.8% ±5.7 pp · low precision	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	383 ±123	19.7% ±5.4 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	285 ±141	14.7% ±6.8 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	2,269 ±366	93.3% ±3.6 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	51 ±57 · low precision	2.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	71 ±47 · low precision	2.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	40 ±43 · low precision	1.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.3% of Apalachicola residents (±5.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 88.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Apalachicola	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.3% ±5.7 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.2% ±9.7 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.2% ±5.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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