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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.
After them, the youngest large counties are the metros where most of the jobs are: Orange around Orlando, Duval around Jacksonville, Osceola around Kissimmee and St. Cloud, and Hillsborough around Tampa, all with a median age under 38. Okaloosa, home to Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field, is in the same range. One thing to weigh in Osceola: its average commute to work, about 35 minutes, is the longest of any large county in Florida. At the other end of the scale, Sumter's median age is over 68.
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 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 427,415. Typical home sale price $388,903 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $215,000 in May 2026. Median household income $72,637; 13.4% 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 216,599. Typical home sale price $378,382 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $410,000 in May 2026. Median household income $81,998; 16.6% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →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.
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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