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Children under 18 in Tallahassee
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
6 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Climate
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Latest value · 2024
16.6%
+0.0 pp
since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024
6 of 8
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.6 pp
vs Florida
−2.9 pp
Florida: 19.5% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Tallahassee · Florida · United States
−0.6 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Tallahassee
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Tallahassee · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
16.6% · 2024
First value
16.9% · 2013
Highest
17.2% · 2014
Lowest
16.6% · 2023
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Tallahassee | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 16.6% | +0.0 pp | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 16.6% | −0.1 pp | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 16.7% | −0.4 pp | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 17.1% | +0.3 pp | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 16.8% | +0.2 pp | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 16.7% | −0.2 pp | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 16.9% | +0.0 pp | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 16.9% | −0.0 pp | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 16.9% | −0.2 pp | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 17.1% | −0.0 pp | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 17.2% | +0.2 pp | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 16.9% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Gainesville
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Tallahassee in numbers
Population
205K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
771
2025
Median age
28.2
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
11.7%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Net domestic migration
22,517
2025 · Florida