The 10 Gayest Places In Florida For 2024


The gayest cities in Florida are Wilton Manors and Oakland Park for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Florida research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Florida with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Florida is Wilton Manors. 17.0% of households in Wilton Manors are gay.

  • The city in Florida with the most same-sex houesholds is St. Petersburg with 1,379 gay households.

  • Florida is the 14th most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Florida Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 1.11% of Florida residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 98,054 gay households in The Sunshine State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Florida.

After analyzing 263 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Florida for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Florida For 2024

  1. Wilton Manors
  2. Oakland Park
  3. LaBelle
  4. Crystal River
  5. Gulfport
  6. Bay Harbor Islands
  7. Biscayne Park
  8. Dade City
  9. Edgewood
  10. Parker

What’s the gayest place in Florida? According to the facts, Wilton Manors is the gayest place in Florida for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Florida reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Florida For 2024

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Households: 6,625
Gay Households: 577 (7th highest)
% Gay Households: 17.0% (1st highest)
More on Wilton Manors: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Oakland Park, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Jpkolo | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 16,515
Gay Households: 526 (9th highest)
% Gay Households: 5.59% (2nd highest)
More on Oakland Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

3. Labelle

Labelle, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Ebyabe | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Households: 1,407
Gay Households: 39 (86th highest)
% Gay Households: 5.54% (3rd highest)
More on Labelle: Cost Of Living

4. Crystal River

Crystal River, FL

Source: Wikipedia User DanTD | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 1,403
Gay Households: 34 (96th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.42% (4th highest)
More on Crystal River:

Gulfport, FL

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Households: 6,176
Gay Households: 138 (30th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.01% (5th highest)
More on Gulfport: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Bay Harbor Islands, FL

Source: Flickr User miamism | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Households: 2,434
Gay Households: 32 (100th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.63% (6th highest)
More on Bay Harbor Islands: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Households: 1,011
Gay Households: 13 (148th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.57% (7th highest)
More on Biscayne Park: Data | Crime

Dade City, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Ebyabe | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Households: 2,431
Gay Households: 31 (102nd highest)
% Gay Households: 2.55% (8th highest)
More on Dade City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

9. Edgewood

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Households: 1,047
Gay Households: 13 (148th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.48% (9th highest)
More on Edgewood: Crime

10. Parker

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 1,797
Gay Households: 33 (98th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.45% (10th highest)
More on Parker: Crime

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Florida for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Florida, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 263 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 17.0% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Florida.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Florida For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Florida, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Florida are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Florida:

  • Zephyrhills
  • Debary
  • Mount Dora

For more Florida reading, check out:

Table: Gayest Places To Live In Florida

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Wilton Manors 6,625 17.0%
2 Oakland Park 16,515 5.59%
3 Labelle 1,407 5.54%
4 Crystal River 1,403 3.42%
5 Gulfport 6,176 3.01%
6 Bay Harbor Islands 2,434 2.63%
7 Biscayne Park 1,011 2.57%
8 Dade City 2,431 2.55%
9 Edgewood 1,047 2.48%
10 Parker 1,797 2.45%
11 Fort Lauderdale 74,160 2.34%
12 Miami Beach 44,283 2.24%
13 South Miami 4,395 1.96%
14 Key West 10,021 1.86%
15 Temple Terrace 9,785 1.74%
16 Palm Beach 4,796 1.71%
17 Miami Shores 3,262 1.59%
18 Minneola 3,421 1.58%
19 Madeira Beach 2,150 1.4%
20 Sarasota 24,416 1.35%
21 Ocoee 14,704 1.31%
22 St. Petersburg 107,173 1.3%
23 Orlando 111,674 1.3%
24 North Bay Village 3,444 1.28%
25 West Miami 2,452 1.22%
26 Newberry 1,873 1.17%
27 Lake Alfred 2,053 1.17%
28 Pompano Beach 41,084 1.16%
29 Aventura 18,718 1.11%
30 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 3,982 1.1%
31 Fort Pierce 16,499 1.1%
32 Marathon 3,605 1.05%
33 Sanford 20,874 1.03%
34 Oldsmar 5,372 1.01%
35 Redington Shores 1,205 1.0%
36 Hollywood 56,542 0.95%
37 Kenneth City 1,709 0.94%
38 Tampa 149,279 0.91%
39 St. Pete Beach 4,994 0.88%
40 Treasure Island 3,640 0.88%
41 North Port 23,367 0.85%
42 Groveland 4,275 0.84%
43 Malabar 1,207 0.83%
44 Coral Gables 17,820 0.81%
45 Fort Myers Beach 3,609 0.78%
46 Plantation 33,610 0.76%
47 Delray Beach 27,609 0.75%
48 Bradenton 21,528 0.74%
49 Orange Park 3,504 0.74%
50 Lake City 4,649 0.73%
51 Winter Park 12,631 0.73%
52 Longwood 5,590 0.72%
53 North Palm Beach 6,255 0.7%
54 Lakeland 40,938 0.68%
55 Venice 11,879 0.67%
56 Fruitland Park 2,684 0.67%
57 Lake Worth 13,144 0.64%
58 Altamonte Springs 18,862 0.63%
59 Cocoa Beach 5,803 0.62%
60 Winter Garden 14,622 0.62%
61 Tamarac 26,787 0.61%
62 Eustis 7,855 0.61%
63 Gainesville 48,407 0.57%
64 Satellite Beach 4,212 0.57%
65 Tequesta 2,813 0.57%
66 Dania Beach 12,072 0.56%
67 Deland 12,148 0.56%
68 Boynton Beach 28,698 0.54%
69 Cooper City 11,209 0.54%
70 North Miami 18,040 0.53%
71 Pinecrest 6,033 0.53%
72 Pembroke Pines 56,788 0.52%
73 Deltona 30,295 0.51%
74 Clearwater 46,667 0.51%
75 Miami 171,036 0.51%
76 Kissimmee 21,667 0.51%
77 Fort Myers 29,111 0.5%
78 Titusville 18,888 0.5%
79 Port St. Lucie 63,807 0.5%
80 Atlantic Beach 6,066 0.49%
81 West Palm Beach 41,691 0.48%
82 Miami Springs 5,010 0.48%
83 St. Augustine Beach 2,582 0.46%
84 Davie 35,096 0.46%
85 Bartow 6,534 0.46%
86 Apopka 17,003 0.46%
87 Seminole 8,779 0.46%
88 Hallandale Beach 17,537 0.44%
89 Ormond Beach 17,932 0.41%
90 Largo 37,327 0.41%
91 Cape Coral 64,981 0.41%
92 Sunrise 31,909 0.4%
93 Tarpon Springs 9,651 0.39%
94 New Port Richey 7,113 0.39%
95 Naples 10,854 0.39%
96 Casselberry 11,145 0.38%
97 Ocala 22,245 0.36%
98 Daytona Beach 28,817 0.35%
99 Parkland 9,420 0.34%
100 Lantana 4,238 0.33%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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