With 82,948 people, Walton County is a county in Florida. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 42,347 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. At a median age of 43.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 7% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,986, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 201%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walton County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$116,403 → $425,100(+265%)US over the same years: +67%
Population27,760 → 82,948(+199%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$51,114 → $81,986(+60%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.7%(2,134)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(2,515)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(2,139)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(228)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,740 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Walton County, decade by decade
Walton County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
27,760
$51,114
$116,403
11.9%
22.7
2000
40,601
$59,034
$141,178
16.2%
29.1
2010
55,043
$68,006
$287,426
25.0%
33.5
2020
75,305
$81,679
$297,434
30.0%
42.6
2024
82,948
$81,986
$425,100
35.0%
41.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
