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People Statistics · City

Population in Defuniak Springs

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 145 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
People · Defuniak Springs Walton County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 7,338 +3.5% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 145 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +37% +2.4% a year on average
share of Walton County 7.87% Walton County: 93,288 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+37% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Defuniak Springs 7,338
Walton County 93,288
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Defuniak Springs · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 7,338 · 2025
First value 5,160 · 2010
Highest 7,338 · 2025
Lowest 5,151 · 2012
Average change +2.4% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearDefuniak SpringsChange Walton CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 7,338 +3.5% 93,288 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 7,093 +4.0% 90,096 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 6,823 +3.8% 86,622 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 6,575 +4.4% 83,240 22M 334M 8B
2021 6,296 +5.5% 79,771 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 5,965 +2.1% 75,899 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 5,840 +3.1% 73,458 21M — 7.8B
2018 5,663 +2.2% 70,277 21M — 7.7B
2017 5,541 +2.1% 67,585 21M — 7.6B
2016 5,428 +1.6% 65,036 21M — 7.5B
2015 5,341 +1.1% 62,765 20M — 7.4B
2014 5,284 +1.1% 60,936 20M — 7.4B
2013 5,225 +1.4% 58,997 20M — 7.3B
2012 5,151 −0.6% 57,052 19M — 7.2B
2011 5,182 +0.4% 55,523 19M — 7.1B
2010 5,160 55,196 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 900K
2 Miami 431K
3 Tampa 368K
4 St. Petersburg 254K
5 Hialeah 228K
6 Port St. Lucie 182K
7 Fort Lauderdale 178K
8 Cape Coral 175K
9 Pembroke Pines 166K
10 Hollywood 151K
11 Miramar 135K
12 Coral Springs 132K
13 Clearwater 115K
14 Miami Gardens 113K
15 Palm Bay 112K
16 West Palm Beach 112K
17 Pompano Beach 109K
18 Davie 103K
19 Sunrise 95,147
20 Boca Raton 94,795
21 Plantation 90,157
22 Deltona 89,237
23 Miami Beach 87,354
24 Deerfield Beach 83,555
25 Palm Coast 82,671
…
156 Gulf Breeze 5,907
157 Surfside 5,814
158 Pahokee 5,735
159 Defuniak Springs 5,428
160 South Pasadena 5,259
161 Kenneth City 5,100
162 Fellsmere 5,041
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2016

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.