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  • FIPS 12045
  • Largest town: Port St. Joe

Gulf County, Florida

Gulf County had 15,876 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.5 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 67 in Florida by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
15,876
#60 of 67 in Florida · #2,045 in US
Area
553.5 sq mi
#53 of 67 in Florida · #1,881 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#57 of 67 in Florida · #1,964 in US
Median household income
$66,806
#34 of 67 in Florida · #1,227 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Gulf County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Gulf County population, land area and income

Gulf County had 15,876 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.5 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 67 in Florida by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 28.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Gulf County has 10% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,806 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,876

3144th1st

2045th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

553 sq mi

3144th1st

1881st of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1964th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,806

3143rd1st

1227th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

15,876

67th1st

60th of 67 (FL)

Land area

553 sq mi

67th1st

53rd of 67 (FL)

Density

28.7 / sq mi

67th1st

57th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$66,806

67th1st

34th of 67 (FL)

How Gulf County's population changed since 2020

Gulf County gained 1,617 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 11.3%. That ranks 19th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Gulf County recorded 457 births and 1,025 deaths, a natural change of -568. Net international migration added +124 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,044. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,044 people.

14.3k202014.5k202115.3k202215.8k202315.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
457
Deaths
1,025
Net international migration
+124
Net domestic migration
+2,044
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+119

Where Gulf County is

The Census internal point of Gulf County is at 29.859200, -85.272000. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Gulf County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Gulf County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.859200, -85.272000
DMS
29°51'33.12"N 85°16'19.20"W
UTM
16N 666909.2E 3304437.1N
Geohash
dj73gedy6
Plus code
76XPVP5H+M6

Towns in Gulf County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Gulf County, 6,044 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gulf County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Port St. Joe with 3,856.

  1. 01Port St. Joe3,856
  2. 02Wewahitchka2,188
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gulf County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Gulf County. The most populous is Bay County, FL, with 199,718 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 71.4 miles NE of Gulf County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 73.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Callaway, FL (population 14,138), 25.0 miles away.

Gulf County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gulf County is 12045: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,806.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gulf County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,876. That is up 1,617 people (11.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,259.

What is the FIPS code of Gulf County?

12045. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gulf County?

Port St. Joe, with 3,856 residents inside Gulf County in 2024.

Which counties border Gulf County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bay County, FL; Calhoun County, FL; Franklin County, FL; Liberty County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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