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Wakulla County, Florida

Wakulla County had 37,115 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 606.4 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 67 in Florida by population and 42nd by land area.

Population
37,115
#48 of 67 in Florida · #1,257 in US
Area
606.4 sq mi
#42 of 67 in Florida · #1,605 in US
Density
61 / sq mi
#46 of 67 in Florida · #1,293 in US
Median household income
$72,916
#22 of 67 in Florida · #798 in US

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

Wakulla County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Wakulla County population, land area and income

Wakulla County had 37,115 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 606.4 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 67 in Florida by population and 42nd by land area. That works out to 61.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Wakulla County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,916 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,115

3144th1st

1257th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

606 sq mi

3144th1st

1605th of 3,144 (US)

Density

61.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1293rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,916

3143rd1st

798th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

37,115

67th1st

48th of 67 (FL)

Land area

606 sq mi

67th1st

42nd of 67 (FL)

Density

61.2 / sq mi

67th1st

46th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$72,916

67th1st

22nd of 67 (FL)

How Wakulla County's population changed since 2020

Wakulla County gained 3,212 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.5%. That ranks 25th 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, Wakulla County recorded 1,421 births and 1,714 deaths, a natural change of -293. Net international migration added +99 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,470. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,470 people.

33.9k202034.3k202135.2k202236.5k202337.1k2024
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
1,421
Deaths
1,714
Net international migration
+99
Net domestic migration
+3,470
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+643

Where Wakulla County is

The Census internal point of Wakulla County is at 30.091300, -84.359100. 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 Wakulla 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: Wakulla County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
30.091300, -84.359100
DMS
30°05'28.68"N 84°21'32.76"W
UTM
16N 754520.4E 3331844.5N
Geohash
djk50mgwd
Plus code
862Q3JRR+G9

Towns in Wakulla County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Wakulla County. Its 37,115 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Wakulla County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Wakulla County. The most populous is Leon County, FL, with 300,488 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 24.4 miles N of Wakulla County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 25.8 miles away.

Wakulla County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wakulla County is 12129: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 129. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,916.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wakulla County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,115. That is up 3,212 people (9.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,903.

What is the FIPS code of Wakulla County?

12129. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (129) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wakulla County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Wakulla County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Wakulla County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Leon County, FL; Jefferson 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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