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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Destin

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 262 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026
People · Destin Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 18.3% +0.3 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 262 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +0.9 pp
vs Okaloosa County +1.6 pp Okaloosa County: 16.6% · 2024
Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Destin · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
+0.9 pp since 2014
Destin Okaloosa County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Destin
18.3%
Okaloosa County
16.6%
Florida
21.3%
United States
17.2%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Destin · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 18.3% · 2024
First value 16.9% · 2013
Highest 18.8% · 2022
Lowest 16.7% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDestinChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 18.3% +0.3 pp 16.6% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 18.0% −0.8 pp 16.4% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 18.8% +0.8 pp 16.3% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 18.0% +1.2 pp 15.8% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 16.8% −1.9 pp 16.0% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 18.7% +1.3 pp 15.7% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 17.4% +0.8 pp 15.4% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 16.7% −1.7 pp 15.1% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 18.3% +1.5 pp 15.1% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 16.8% −0.6 pp 14.7% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 17.3% +0.4 pp 14.4% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 16.9% 14.1% 17.8% — 7.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
66 Alva 35.5%
39 Anna Maria 46.7%
153 Apalachicola 23.7%
221 Apollo Beach 18.4%
207 Atlantic Beach 19.7%
42 Atlantis 45.2%
94 Aventura 29.6%
228 Bagdad 18.2%
67 Bal Harbour 35.0%
332 Baldwin 11.8%
236 Bay Harbor Islands 17.9%
136 Bay Pines 25.0%
99 Bayonet Point 29.5%
133 Bayshore Gardens 25.4%
342 Bell 11.1%
315 Belle Glade 12.7%
106 Belleair 29.1%
57 Belleair Beach 37.7%
70 Belleair Bluffs 34.7%
252 Bellview 16.8%
92 Beverly Hills 29.8%
132 Big Pine Key 25.5%
329 Biscayne Park 12.1%
305 Bloomingdale 13.4%
158 Boca Raton 23.6%
…
212 Defuniak Springs 19.3%
144 Delray Beach 24.6%
275 Deltona 15.4%
224 Destin 18.3%
380 Doral 6.9%
378 Dover 7.0%
72 Duck Key 34.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.