CITY · 1990 CENSUS

DeFuniak Springs

Florida · 5,120 residents · 14.0 sq mi

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DeFuniak Springs is a city of 5,120 people in Florida. The poverty rate is 30.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median age is 38.9, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 40% less than in Florida as a whole. The typical home is worth $39,100. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,120

+1%vs 2000

vs 5,089 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(356)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(394)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(320)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(350)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(164)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(786)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.4%(483)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(589)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(574)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(530)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(448)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,471

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,516 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,853

−26%vs 2000

vs $13,298 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.2%

+11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.2%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.0% in 2000

31.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.6%(3,594)

Black22.9%(1,166)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(168)

Asian0.5%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.3%(3,853)

Black23%(1,178)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(99)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.7%(89)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(392)

Central American2.7%(178)

Guatemalan2.3%(150)

Cuban0.5%(35)

Nicaraguan0.4%(28)

Puerto Rican0.2%(16)

Ancestry

German8.8%(575)

American7.9%(514)

English6.9%(449)

Irish6%(389)

Scottish4.1%(265)

Polish2.4%(159)

Russian2.4%(158)

Italian1.7%(114)

Norwegian1.1%(69)

Arab1%(66)

Lebanese1%(66)

Syrian1%(66)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(66)

Welsh0.9%(62)

British0.5%(31)

Czech0.4%(28)

Dutch0.3%(17)

West Indian0.3%(17)

Jamaican0.3%(17)

French0.2%(14)

Danish0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.0%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

−16%vs 2000

vs 24.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.5%(1,135)

Married35.2%(824)

Widowed4.1%(97)

Divorced12.1%(284)

Women 15+

Never married34.4%(922)

Married30.2%(809)

Widowed10.7%(286)

Divorced24.8%(666)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

25.0%

−13.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.0%

−12.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.4%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)47.6%(216)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(84)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.8%(99)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.5%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 454 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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