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People Statistics · City

Population in Destin

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 113 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
People · Destin Okaloosa 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 10 figures
Latest value · 2025 14,046 −0.1% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 113 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +7.3% +1.0% a year on average
share of Okaloosa County 6.33% Okaloosa County: 221,810 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+7.3% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Destin 14,046
Okaloosa County 222K
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 Destin · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 14,046 · 2025
First value 12,151 · 2010
Highest 14,383 · 2023
Lowest 12,151 · 2010
Average change +1.0% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearDestinChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 14,046 −0.1% 222K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 14,065 −2.2% 220K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 14,383 +0.8% 220K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 14,273 +1.1% 217K 22M 334M 8B
2021 14,119 +0.5% 214K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 14,043 +0.6% 212K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 13,960 +1.2% 211K 21M — 7.8B
2018 13,800 +2.9% 207K 21M — 7.7B
2017 13,408 +1.6% 204K 21M — 7.6B
2016 13,197 +0.8% 200K 21M — 7.5B
2015 13,088 +1.1% 198K 20M — 7.4B
2014 12,943 +0.3% 195K 20M — 7.4B
2013 12,899 +2.8% 193K 20M — 7.3B
2012 12,550 +2.7% 190K 19M — 7.2B
2011 12,222 +0.6% 183K 19M — 7.1B
2010 12,151 181K 19M — 7B

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · 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
225 Anna Maria 1,016
196 Apalachicola 2,318
113 Atlantic Beach 13,564
202 Atlantis 2,144
60 Aventura 40,222
185 Bal Harbour 3,103
218 Baldwin 1,406
155 Bay Harbor Islands 5,956
238 Bell 501
100 Belle Glade 16,956
170 Belleair 4,238
212 Belleair Beach 1,637
197 Belleair Bluffs 2,317
183 Biscayne Park 3,141
19 Boca Raton 97,488
48 Bonita Springs 53,342
30 Boynton Beach 79,208
45 Bradenton 55,671
227 Bradenton Beach 935
223 Bronson 1,128
137 Brooksville 8,690
182 Bunnell 3,162
215 Callahan 1,478
114 Callaway 13,342
131 Cape Canaveral 10,023
…
156 Defuniak Springs 5,840
37 Delray Beach 66,912
21 Deltona 92,607
111 Destin 13,960
32 Doral 73,552
66 Dunedin 36,139
240 Ebro 237
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2019

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.