Wakulla County, FL

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2021 Population

33,144

0.88% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

42.6

0.709% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

6.18%

17.1% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$72,941

8.09% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$182,400

6.54% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Wakulla County, FL had a population of 33.1k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of $72,941. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Wakulla County, FL grew from 32,855 to 33,144, a 0.88% increase and its median household income grew from $67,480 to $72,941, a 8.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wakulla County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.81%), White (Hispanic) (1.57%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.21%).

None of the households in Wakulla County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Wakulla County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Wakulla County, FL was $182,400, and the homeownership rate was 83.6%.

Most people in Wakulla County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Wakulla County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Wakulla County, FL borders Franklin County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, and Liberty County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Wakulla County, FL is home to a population of 33.1k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.65% of Wakulla County, FL residents were born outside of the country (877 people).

In 2021, there were 5.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.1k people) in Wakulla County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.46k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 933 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%

2021 Citizenship

98.8%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.6% of Wakulla County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Wakulla County, FL was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wakulla County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wakulla County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
26.1k ± 237
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.46k ± 230
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
933 ± 359

4.03%

Hispanic Population

1.34k people

4.03% of the people in Wakulla County, FL are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wakulla County, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.65%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

877 people

2.49%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

818 people

As of 2021, 2.65% of Wakulla County, FL residents (877 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wakulla County, FL was 2.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wakulla County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
948 ± 206
Gulf War (2001-)
694 ± 284
Gulf War (1990s)
504 ± 376

Wakulla County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wakulla County, FL employs 14.9k people. The largest industries in Wakulla County, FL are Public Administration (3,200 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,581 people), and Retail Trade (1,553 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,100), Utilities ($66,477), and Finance & Insurance ($66,071).

Employment

Occupations

14.9k

2021 Value

± 1,236

0.881%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Wakulla County, FL grew at a rate of 0.881%, from 14.8k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wakulla County, FL, are Management Occupations (2,310 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,818 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,366 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wakulla County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.9k

2021 Value

± 1,236

0.881%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Wakulla County, FL grew at a rate of 0.881%, from 14.8k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wakulla County, FL, are Public Administration (3,200 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,581 people), and Retail Trade (1,553 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wakulla County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Wakulla County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,674

Median earning men ± $5,435

$39,608

Median earning women ± $2,478

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($61,250), Wholesale Trade ($60,234), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,243).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,424), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,444), and Public Administration ($47,096).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Florida. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

102
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
93
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
85
Other Services, Except Public Administration

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Florida product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $93.7B, followed by Electronics ($57.8B) and Pharmaceuticals ($56.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Florida products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$640B

2020 Value in Florida

$1.41T

Projected 2050 Value in Florida

121% growth

In 2020, total outbound Florida trade was $640B. This is expected to increase 121% to $1.41T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Florida trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$22.9B
Texas
$17.8B
California
$14.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Florida domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $22.9B, followed by Texas with $17.8B and California and $14.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Florida shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wakulla County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 70% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.734%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (70%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.734%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wakulla County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (4.9M), Some college (3.57M), and Bachelors Degree (3.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wakulla County, FL was $182,400 in 2021, which is 0.745 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $171,200 to $182,400, a 6.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Wakulla County, FL is 83.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Wakulla County, FL have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wakulla County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$182,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$19,703

$9,416

Median Property Taxes

±$921

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wakulla County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wakulla County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.6%

Homeownership

2021

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 83.6% of the housing units in Wakulla County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wakulla County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wakulla County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,941

Median Household Income

± $3,866

11.3k

Number of Households

± 1,026

In 2021, the median household income of the 11.3k households in Wakulla County, FL grew to $72,941 from the previous year's value of $67,480.

The following chart displays the households in Wakulla County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wakulla County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

0.472

2020 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2021, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.108% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (83.6%)
Carpooled (8.2%)
Worked At Home (7.07%)

In 2021, 83.6% of workers in Wakulla County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.2%) and those who worked at home (7.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wakulla County, FL have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Wakulla County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wakulla County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wakulla County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wakulla County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wakulla County, FL (1.84k out of 29.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wakulla County, FL is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.3% of the population of Wakulla County, FL has health coverage, with 53.1% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 1.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wakulla County, FL see 3067 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.93% increase from the previous year (2951 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8580 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1430 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,067 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wakulla County, FL

Primary care physicians in Wakulla County, FL see an average of 3,067 patients per year. This represents a 3.93% increase from the previous year (2,951 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wakulla County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.75%

Uninsured

53.1%

Employer Coverage

11.2%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

15.9%

Non-Group

1.29%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wakulla County, FL declined by 19.3% from 8.37% to 6.75%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wakulla County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 57.5 in Wakulla County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wakulla County, FL.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.5% in Wakulla County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wakulla County, FL.

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