Destin, Florida demographics

Destin, FL demographics: median age 41.5; 46.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Destin city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1217325. The survey estimates a population of 14,077 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Destin is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 6,221 households (±339). 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	41.5 ±2.7	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	2,719 ±409	19.3% ±2.9 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,549 ±386	18.1% ±2.7 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,237 ±590	44.3% ±4.2 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,572 ±315	18.3% ±2.2 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	7,289 ±368	51.8% ±2.6 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	6,788 ±365	48.2% ±2.6 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: 14,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	11,501 ±632	81.7% ±4.5 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	656 ±304	4.7% ±2.2 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	125 ±160 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	177 ±95 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	443 ±243 · low precision	3.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,175 ±494	8.3% ±3.5 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,973 ±379	92.2% ±2.7 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,104 ±374	7.8% ±2.7 pp	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: 6,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,885 ±211	46.4% ±2.3 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	355 ±131	5.7% ±2.1 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	467 ±152	7.5% ±2.4 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,921 ±356	30.9% ±5.5 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	593 ±177	9.5% ±2.8 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,778 ±234	28.6% ±3.4 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,443 ±409	71.4% ±5.3 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,921 ±356	30.9% ±5.5 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,405 ±274	38.7% ±3.9 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	774 ±216	12.4% ±3.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	799 ±160	12.8% ±2.5 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	245 ±123 · low precision	3.9% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	60 ±48 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	17 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 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: 14,077
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	12,094 ±550	85.9% ±3.9 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,983 ±550	14.1% ±3.9 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	11,325 ±606	84.3% ±4.3 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	941 ±357	7.0% ±2.7 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	32 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	48 ±48 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	144 ±151 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	737 ±438 · low precision	5.5% ±3.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	70 ±67 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	41 ±45 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	90 ±123 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 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: 10,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	562 ±338 · low precision	5.3% ±3.2 pp · low precision	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,781 ±287	16.8% ±2.6 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,419 ±367	22.8% ±3.4 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	957 ±269	9.0% ±2.5 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,221 ±406	30.3% ±3.7 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,687 ±286	15.9% ±2.6 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: 14,014
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	11,736 ±585	83.7% ±4.2 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,171 ±504	8.4% ±3.6 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	409 ±169	2.9% ±1.2 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	585 ±207	4.2% ±1.5 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	113 ±81 · low precision	0.8% ±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

20.0% of Destin residents (±4.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 95.0% 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	Destin	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	20.0% ±4.3 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.0% ±2.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.0% ±2.1 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Destin . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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