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Wakulla County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Tallahassee, FL
Designated Market Area: Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 35,178   ( 4,402 from 2010 , 1,412 from 2020)
Land area: 606.4 square miles
Population density: 58.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:27,633 78.55% 12.9%
Black:4,67613.29% 6.1%
Indian:2290.65% 31.6%
Asian:2650.75% 44.8%
2+ races:7872.24% 58.7%
Hispanic:1,5884.51% 56.3%
Total non-White:7,54521.45% 19.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:731 10.8
Deaths:89713.3
Net Migration: 1,53722.8
Net Immigration: 60.1
Change in White population:3,161 10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,241 4.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
30,776
24,47279.52%
4,40614.32%
1740.57%
1830.59%
4961.61%
1,0163.30%
6,30420.48%

2000
22,863
19,39384.82%
2,58611.31%
1240.54%
630.28%
2341.02%
4431.94%
3,47015.18%

1990
14,202
12,02984.70%
1,83712.93%
1981.39%
490.35%
n/a
890.63%
2,17315.30%

1980
10,887
8,93882.10%
1,78616.40%
210.19%
00.00%
n/a
1241.14%
1,94917.90%

1970
6,308
4,75175.32%
1,52224.13%
80.13%
10.02%
n/a
260.41%
1,557 24.68%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,814 12.3
1,9358.5
9,05639.6
670.3
5,079 22.2
2,834 12.4
1990's
NumberRate
2,166 15.3
1,4139.9
4,39030.9
50.0
7,364 51.9
1,297 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
1,783 16.4
1,017 9.3
2,630 24.2
n/a
3,091 28.4
224 2.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,932 62.3
n/a
4,187 66.4
392 6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakulla County, FL
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.3
6,949 19.8%
28,229 80.2%
5,290 15.0%
11,932
2.58
8,154 68.3%
6,368 78.1%
688 8.4%
3,778 31.7%

2010
NumberPercent
38.8
6,925 22.5%
23,851 77.5%
3,339 10.8%
10,490
2.61
7,591 72.4%
5,619 74.0%
752 9.9%
2,899 27.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.8
5,868 25.7%
16,995 74.3%
2,325 10.2%
8,456
2.57
6,260 74.0%
4,649 74.3%
789 12.6%
2,196 26.0%

1990
NumberPercent
34.1
3,987 28.1%
10,215 71.9%
1,599 11.3%
5,187
2.71
4,057 78.2%
3,294 81.2%
401 9.9%
1,130 21.8%

1980
NumberPercent
29.6
3,517 32.3%
7,370 67.7%
1,202 11.0%
3,709
2.90
2,952 79.6%
2,570 87.1%
206 7.0%
757 20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wakulla County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units13,843 
Median Value$198,600 
Occupied11,93286.2%
Vacant1,91113.8%
Owned9,68781.2%
Rented2,24518.8%
Median Rent$1,041 
Single-Family Units9,34767.5%
    Detached8,96964.8%
    Attached3782.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units1491.1%
Mobile Homes4,04029.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wakulla County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003322.8%
$10,000 to $14,9992211.9%
$15,000 to $19,9996005.0%
$20,000 to $24,9996815.7%
$25,000 to $29,9994934.1%
$30,000 to $34,9994343.6%
$35,000 to $39,9994563.8%
$40,000 to $44,9993122.6%
$45,000 to $49,9994123.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991,0929.2%
$60,000 to $74,9991,20410.1%
$75,000 to $99,9991,81715.2%
$100,000 to $124,9991,46812.3%
$125,000 to $149,9998737.3%
$150,000 to $199,9998477.1%
$200,000 or more6905.8%
Median Household Income72,035 
Per Capita Income31,683 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5194.3%
Public Assistance3833.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,63113.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed14,15666.5%
Unemployed5062.4%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force14,66268.9%
Not in Labor Force6,62531.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,2053,06957.8%
Non-Profit50950050.4%
Self-Employed1,39655871.4%
Local Government1,0081,16146.5%
State Government1,4321,46049.5%
Federal Government262254.2%
Total Private + Self5,6013,62760.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,9753,14348.6%
Total8,5766,77055.9%
Pct. Govt.33.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,04719.8%
Sales and Office Occupations3,51522.9%
Professional, Technical2,84918.6%
Service Occupations2,86818.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2761.8%
All others3,07620.0%
White Collar 61.3%
Industry
 Number%
Public administration2,85318.6%
Retail trade2,00513.1%
Educational services1,68211.0%
Construction1,61310.5%
Health care and social assistance1,3959.1%
Manufacturing8745.7%
Accommodation and food services7494.9%
Other services6304.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6194.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6124.0%
Transportation and warehousing4773.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4512.9%
Finance and insurance4292.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing3172.1%
Wholesale trade2391.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1841.2%
Utilities1350.9%
Information910.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wakulla County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3290.98%
Puerto Rican3851.14%
Cuban640.19%
Dominican410.12%
Total Central American1620.48%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan90.03%
Honduran910.27%
Nicaraguan250.07%
Panamanian100.03%
Salvadoran270.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1330.39%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1010.30%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian100.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan220.07%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3240.96%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese240.07%
Japanese240.07%
Thai20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English30,51695.0%
Spanish9202.9%
Other Indo-European3020.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun2490.8%
Tagalog440.1%
Other430.1%
Other Asian260.1%
German, other Germanic120.0%
Arabic70.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English4,22012.5%
Irish3,68310.9%
German2,7498.1%
American2,4777.3%
European8742.6%
Scottish7622.3%
Scotch-Irish7502.2%
Italian6812.0%
French5931.8%
Dutch4561.4%
Norwegian3080.9%
Portuguese2620.8%
Greek2260.7%
Welsh2120.6%
Eastern European1820.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen33,21498.5%
Not a citizen5181.5%
Native32,83497.3%
Foreign-born8982.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wakulla County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
776 3.2%2,036 8.4%8,907 36.7%7,773 32.0%2,917 12.0%1,879 7.7%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 776 3.2%
9-12 Years 2,036 8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,907 36.7%
Some College 7,773 32.0%
Bach. Degree 2,917 12.0%
Grad Degree 1,879 7.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wakulla County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,888 7,578 310 3.9% 6.2%
1991 8,244 7,835 409 5.0% 7.6%
1992 8,546 8,096 450 5.3% 8.4%
1993 8,890 8,478 412 4.6% 7.4%
1994 8,977 8,570 407 4.5% 6.5%
1995 9,485 9,084 401 4.2% 5.6%
1996 9,869 9,432 437 4.4% 5.3%
1997 10,398 9,997 401 3.9% 4.9%
1998 11,249 10,845 404 3.6% 4.4%
1999 11,450 11,081 369 3.2% 3.9%
2000 11,800 11,418 382 3.2% 3.8%
2001 12,376 11,936 440 3.6% 4.4%
2002 12,677 12,188 489 3.9% 4.9%
2003 13,009 12,535 474 3.6% 4.5%
2004 13,443 13,051 392 2.9% 3.8%
2005 14,321 14,011 310 2.2% 2.9%
2006 15,359 15,068 291 1.9% 2.5%
2007 15,057 14,685 372 2.5% 3.3%
2008 15,840 15,176 664 4.2% 5.7%
2009 16,590 15,525 1,065 6.4% 9.6%
2010 14,475 13,304 1,171 8.1% 10.8%
2011 14,518 13,322 1,196 8.2% 10.0%
2012 14,025 12,970 1,055 7.5% 8.6%
2013 14,036 13,160 876 6.2% 7.5%
2014 14,282 13,520 762 5.3% 6.4%
2015 14,013 13,353 660 4.7% 5.5%
2016 14,342 13,743 599 4.2% 4.9%
2017 14,473 13,947 526 3.6% 4.2%
2018 14,730 14,258 472 3.2% 3.6%
2019 15,402 14,933 469 3.0% 3.3%
2020 14,885 14,216 669 4.5% 7.7%
2021 15,426 14,925 501 3.2% 4.6%
2022 15,991 15,589 402 2.5% 2.9%
2023 16,141 15,698 443 2.7% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com