COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gulf County

Florida · 11,504 residents · 553 sq mi

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With 11,504 people, Gulf County is a county in Florida. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $42,300. Households here earn about 20% less than in Florida as a whole. Renters pay $301 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,504

−14%vs 2000

vs 13,332 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

553 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(676)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(778)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(848)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(847)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(714)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,793)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,449)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,312)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(1,337)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,052)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(509)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(189)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,866

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,276 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,028

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,449 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $413 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(10,492)

Black16.9%(2,247)

Hispanic / Latino2%(270)

Asian0.4%(53)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.7%(9,285)

Black18.8%(2,157)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(33)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(62)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(194)

Puerto Rican1.1%(174)

Central American1%(146)

Cuban0.7%(111)

Honduran0.6%(84)

Guatemalan0.2%(34)

Nicaraguan0.2%(28)

South American0.2%(23)

Venezuelan0.1%(9)

Chilean0%(6)

Ecuadorian0%(6)

Peruvian0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(80)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(16)

Ancestry

English15.2%(2,294)

Irish8.3%(1,259)

German8.2%(1,237)

American7.1%(1,068)

Italian2.7%(416)

Scottish2.5%(381)

French2%(305)

Subsaharan African1.2%(185)

West Indian1.2%(184)

Scotch-Irish1%(157)

Norwegian0.8%(124)

Swedish0.8%(115)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(94)

Russian0.6%(85)

Haitian0.6%(84)

British0.4%(59)

Jamaican0.4%(56)

Polish0.3%(43)

Lithuanian0.2%(34)

Portuguese0.2%(28)

Czech0.2%(26)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Israeli0.1%(22)

Belgian0.1%(18)

Danish0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(11)

Jordanian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(11)

French Canadian0%(7)

Bulgarian0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Croatian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 20.1 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 married38.6%(2,996)

Married45.6%(3,539)

Widowed2.8%(218)

Divorced13%(1,013)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(1,090)

Married58.8%(3,230)

Widowed9.9%(544)

Divorced11.4%(625)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−11.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% 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)13.3%(167)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(436)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(479)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,258 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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