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Children under 18 in Walton County
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
20 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Education
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Tourism
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Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
20.9%
+0.2 pp
since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024
20 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.8 pp
vs Florida
+1.4 pp
Florida: 19.5% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Walton County · Florida · United States
+0.8 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Walton County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Walton County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
20.9% · 2024
First value
20.3% · 2013
Highest
20.9% · 2024
Lowest
20.1% · 2014
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Walton County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 20.9% | +0.2 pp | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 20.8% | +0.4 pp | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 20.3% | −0.3 pp | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 20.6% | +0.2 pp | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 20.4% | −0.0 pp | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 20.4% | +0.1 pp | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 20.3% | −0.1 pp | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 20.4% | −0.1 pp | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 20.5% | +0.1 pp | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 20.4% | +0.3 pp | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 20.1% | −0.2 pp | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 20.3% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendry County | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Hardee County | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Osceola County | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Baker County | 24.4% | |
| 5 | Clay County | 24.1% | |
| 6 | Hillsborough County | 23.1% | |
| 7 | Duval County | 22.8% | |
| 8 | Orange County | 22.6% | |
| 9 | Polk County | 22.6% | |
| 10 | Santa Rosa County | 22.4% | |
| 11 | Okaloosa County | 22.3% | |
| 12 | Gadsden County | 22.1% | |
| 13 | Okeechobee County | 22.1% | |
| 14 | St. Johns County | 22.0% | |
| 15 | Columbia County | 21.9% | |
| 16 | Putnam County | 21.7% | |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 21.7% | |
| 18 | Bay County | 21.6% | |
| 19 | Suwannee County | 21.6% | |
| 20 | Broward County | 21.5% | |
| 21 | Seminole County | 21.5% | |
| 22 | Lafayette County | 21.1% | |
| 23 | Escambia County | 21.0% | |
| 24 | Wakulla County | 20.8% | |
| 25 | Gilchrist County | 20.6% | |
| … | |||
| 27 | Miami-Dade County | 20.5% | |
| 28 | Pasco County | 20.5% | |
| 29 | Bradford County | 20.4% | |
| 30 | Walton County | 20.4% | |
| 31 | Nassau County | 20.3% | |
| 32 | Levy County | 20.1% | |
| 33 | DeSoto County | 20.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Walton County in numbers
Population
93,288
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
34.7
2025
Median age
43.9
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
20.1%
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
Net domestic migration
2,990
2025