Duval County, FL Population

Overview

983,153

Total Population

36.5

Median age

51.30%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

104,543

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Duval County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Duval County is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Duval County's population under 18 was 22.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Duval County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Duval County, 19.20% were under the age of 15, 20.48% aged 15 to 29, 46.15% aged 30 to 64, 12.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25,607 more females than males in Duval County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.30% females and 48.70% males in Duval County, FL.
The Duval County, FL gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 40,453.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 40,992.

Duval County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Duval County population: 56.10% are White, 29.44% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.73% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.02% are some other race and 6.46% are multiracial.
Duval County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 104,543 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 878,61 (89.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Duval County is White with a population of 551,519 (56.10% of the total population).

Duval County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,016,536 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Duval County's population increased by 85,728 (10.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Duval County's population increased by 131,951 (15.24%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Duval County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 779,925.