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estimate
Households in Gulf County
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
59 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
5,944
+2.5%
since 2023 ± 370 · margin of error
Regions of Florida · 2024
59 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+10%
+0.9% a year on average
share of Florida
0.07%
Florida: 8,752,810 · 2024
Households, 2013 – 2024 number
+10% since 2014
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Households · number
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Gulf County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
5,944 · 2024
First value
5,414 · 2013
Highest
5,944 · 2024
Lowest
5,295 · 2017
Average change
+0.9% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Gulf County | ± | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 5,944 | 370 | +2.5% | 8.8M | 129M |
| 2023estimate | 5,800 | 334 | +2.7% | 8.6M | 127M |
| 2022estimate | 5,648 | 318 | +2.3% | 8.4M | 126M |
| 2021estimate | 5,519 | 559 | −6.4% | 8.2M | 124M |
| 2020estimate | 5,897 | 861 | +2.4% | 7.9M | — |
| 2019estimate | 5,757 | 295 | +7.4% | 7.7M | — |
| 2018estimate | 5,359 | 300 | +1.2% | 7.6M | — |
| 2017estimate | 5,295 | 317 | −1.0% | 7.5M | — |
| 2016estimate | 5,349 | 278 | ±0.0% | 7.4M | — |
| 2015estimate | 5,349 | 280 | −0.6% | 7.3M | — |
| 2014estimate | 5,381 | 333 | −0.6% | 7.2M | — |
| 2013estimate | 5,414 | 304 | 7.2M | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Households | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Lafayette County | 2,320 | |
| 66 | Liberty County | 2,363 | |
| 65 | Union County | 3,892 | |
| 64 | Glades County | 4,019 | |
| 63 | Franklin County | 4,250 | |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 4,555 | |
| 61 | Hamilton County | 4,717 | |
| 60 | Gulf County | 5,349 | |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 5,564 | |
| 58 | Dixie County | 6,221 | |
| 57 | Gilchrist County | 6,254 | |
| 56 | Madison County | 6,665 | |
| 55 | Holmes County | 6,809 | |
| 54 | Taylor County | 7,544 | |
| 53 | Hardee County | 7,558 | |
| 52 | Baker County | 8,270 | |
| 51 | Washington County | 8,370 | |
| 50 | Bradford County | 8,704 | |
| 49 | Wakulla County | 10,726 | |
| 48 | DeSoto County | 11,419 | |
| 47 | Hendry County | 11,817 | |
| 46 | Okeechobee County | 12,850 | |
| 45 | Suwannee County | 15,315 | |
| 44 | Levy County | 15,372 | |
| 43 | Jackson County | 16,744 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016
What it means
The number of homes lived in by a household.
How it is calculated
Occupied homes counted in the census or survey; a household is everybody who lives in one home.
People
Gulf County in numbers
Population
15,943
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
11.1
2025
Median age
46.9
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
15.1%
2024
Residents 65 and over
23.7%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States