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Among Florida's larger counties, single adults are most concentrated in the two college counties and the big metro areas.
Statewide, about 32 percent of people 15 and over have never married, by the Census Bureau's latest five-year figures, and a typical one-bedroom costs about $1,430 a month in rent and utilities.
Pinellas County, around St. Petersburg and Clearwater, has the largest share of people living on their own of any county over 100,000 people: about 37 percent of its households are one person living alone, against 28 percent statewide.
For a night out, the answer on nightlife districts goes town by town. For people over 55, the answer on 55-plus communities explains how they work.
Population 297,542. Typical home sale price about $318,900 from March to May 2026; typical condo $187,000 in May 2026. Median household income $66,287; 14.8% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 285,492. Typical home sale price $322,620 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $165,000 in May 2026. Median household income $61,949; 15.3% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,471,937. Typical home sale price $448,734 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $184,500 in May 2026. Median household income $79,719; 13% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 2,738,356. Typical home sale price $576,224 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $396,250 in May 2026. Median household income $71,753; 16.9% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,023,153. Typical home sale price $327,072 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $180,000 in May 2026. Median household income $71,277; 15.3% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,522,748. Typical home sale price $418,818 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $200,000 in May 2026. Median household income $79,540; 15% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 325,923. Typical home sale price $324,983 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $540,000 in May 2026. Median household income $67,500; 17.9% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 963,481. Typical home sale price $413,832 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $226,000 in May 2026. Median household income $72,646; 26.4% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Florida's youngest counties are its two big college towns. Leon County, around Tallahassee, home to Florida State and Florida A&M, and Alachua County, around Gainesville, home to the University of Florida, have a median age of about 32, the lowest in the state by the Census Bureau's latest five-year figures.
Read the answer →Florida's nightlife is mostly in walkable districts: old main streets, waterfronts and entertainment centers where bars, restaurants, clubs and live music are side by side.
Read the answer →A community may limit who lives there by age only if it meets the housing-for-older-persons rules in federal and Florida law.
Read the answer →Start with the school, because in Florida the address decides it. The state grades its public schools and every school district from A to F each year; for 2025-26, 34 of the 67 districts were graded A, 23 B and 10 C, and none D or F. A district graded A still has schools graded lower, so look up the grade of the exact school assigned to the address before you make an offer.
By the Census Bureau's latest five-year figures, six Florida counties have more than a million residents: Miami-Dade, the largest by far with more than 2.7 million, then Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange and Duval.
Nine of Florida's 67 counties have fewer than 16,000 residents, and all but one are in North Florida, the Panhandle and the Big Bend; the exception is Glades, on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.
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