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Crestview Metro

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · 2 counties · 315,098 residents (2025 est.) · 1,968 sq mi
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Crestview is home to 299,547 people. That puts it in the top 3% of US metro areas for household income. Growth has run 42% since 2000, or 88,448 more people. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 9%. 83% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
299,547
+42%since 2000
from 211,099 in 2000
315,098 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
152 / sq mi
+42%since 2000
from 107 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.2
+6%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,968 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
159K197K236K274K312K19902000201020202024Crestview
2024300K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(18,033)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(19,032)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(18,256)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(16,389)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(17,980)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(42,581)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(39,924)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.2%(33,615)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(41,032)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(32,344)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(15,515)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(4,846)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,995
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,730 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,655
+129%since 2000
from $20,395 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.3%
+22.9 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.462
+4%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$371,664
+119%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,088 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,648
+56%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $579 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 68.8% in 2000
28.8% rent
Vacancy rate
25.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.8%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.5%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 41.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.5
+13%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
74
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.2%(173,484)
Black8.5%(18,033)
Hispanic / Latino3.9%(8,182)
Asian2%(4,319)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic72.6%(217,341)
Black7.7%(23,105)
Hispanic / Latino10.6%(31,726)
Asian2.7%(7,958)
Other6.5%(19,417)
Diversity Score
56
+28%since 2009
from 44 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−6%since 2020
from 28 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.5%(10,582)
Central American2.3%(6,959)
Puerto Rican1.8%(5,506)
Honduran1.1%(3,308)
South American0.9%(2,815)
Cuban0.5%(1,600)
Guatemalan0.4%(1,315)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,170)
Dominican0.4%(1,142)
Spaniard0.3%(1,023)
Colombian0.3%(992)
Venezuelan0.3%(771)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(632)
Peruvian0.2%(511)
Nicaraguan0.1%(428)
Ecuadorian0.1%(251)
Bolivian0%(104)
Chilean0%(88)
Uruguayan0%(35)
Argentine0%(19)
Asian origin
Filipino1%(2,960)
Asian Indian0.5%(1,389)
Thai0.4%(1,071)
Korean0.3%(937)
Vietnamese0.2%(747)
Chinese0.2%(557)
Japanese0.1%(306)
Uzbek0%(84)
Laotian0%(46)
Taiwanese0%(44)
Nepalese0%(22)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0%(14)
Hmong0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(373)
Guamanian0.1%(295)
Tongan0%(51)
Samoan0%(48)
Fijian0%(3)
Ancestry
English13.7%(41,171)
German12%(36,069)
Irish11.3%(33,928)
American7.2%(21,580)
Italian4.8%(14,355)
Scottish2.5%(7,502)
French2.2%(6,679)
Polish1.9%(5,648)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(4,023)
Dutch1.2%(3,629)
West Indian0.9%(2,552)
Norwegian0.8%(2,441)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(2,228)
Russian0.7%(2,071)
British0.7%(2,009)
Welsh0.7%(1,970)
French Canadian0.5%(1,481)
Jamaican0.5%(1,460)
Danish0.4%(1,344)
Czech0.4%(1,187)
Portuguese0.4%(1,109)
Hungarian0.4%(1,050)
Greek0.3%(1,035)
Ukrainian0.3%(961)
Finnish0.3%(806)
Romanian0.2%(665)
Haitian0.2%(664)
Canadian0.2%(574)
Brazilian0.2%(498)
Swiss0.1%(446)
Arab0.1%(411)
Austrian0.1%(298)
Lithuanian0.1%(296)
Slovak0.1%(287)
Nigerian0.1%(273)
Turkish0.1%(271)
Lebanese0.1%(249)
Croatian0.1%(215)
Belgian0.1%(214)
Armenian0%(118)
Macedonian0%(106)
Iranian0%(99)
Syrian0%(91)
Ghanaian0%(86)
Serbian0%(83)
Egyptian0%(80)
Ethiopian0%(59)
Israeli0%(54)
Slovene0%(47)
Bulgarian0%(43)
Latvian0%(37)
Barbadian0%(21)
Moroccan0%(14)
Kenyan0%(13)
Somali0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.9%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.5%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.2 min
+67%since 2000
from 16.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 79.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.6%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 65.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 69.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.1%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
49.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
8.7%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
17.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 14.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.0%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 79.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 90.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 5.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.5%(38,945)
Married55.5%(68,626)
Widowed2.3%(2,821)
Divorced10.7%(13,255)
Women 15+
Never married21.5%(25,884)
Married56.3%(67,882)
Widowed7.5%(9,086)
Divorced14.7%(17,727)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
41.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 40.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
6.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 5.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 70.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 33.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)43.2%(16,527)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)46.5%(17,778)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.1%(9,586)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(1,010)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(234)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 38,234 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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CrestviewCENTRAL31,193Wright27,927Fort Walton BeachCENTRAL21,097Niceville17,948DestinCENTRAL14,046Miramar Beach8,902Freeport7,543DeFuniak Springs7,338Lake Lorraine6,903Ocean City5,941Valparaiso4,896Mary Esther4,093Hurlburt Field2,951Eglin AFB2,778Shalimar758Paxton695Laurel Hill563Cinco Bayou473
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2 component counties

Okaloosa CountyCENTRAL221,810Walton CountyCENTRAL93,288
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has about 299,547 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

The typical household in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL earns about $81,995 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL expensive?

In Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, the median home is worth about $371,664, and the typical rent is about $1,648 a month.

How educated are people in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

About 34.9% of adults age 25 and over in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

About 10.2% of people in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL grown since 1990?

Yes, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 128,011 residents, a change of about 75 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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