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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Crestview Metro

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · 2 counties · 235,865 residents · 1,968 sq mi
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Crestview is a metro area of 235,865 people. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. There are 120 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $203,327. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $52,616, near the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 37.2
Average education
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
235,865
+12%since 2000
from 211,099 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
120 / sq mi
+12%since 2000
from 107 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 261
Median age
39.2
+6%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,968 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
159K197K236K274K312K19902000201020202024Crestview
2024300K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.3%(14,963)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96%(14,040)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.8%(13,590)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.4%(15,066)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247%(16,623)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.5%(31,933)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.2%(28,791)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415.9%(37,462)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.4%(29,236)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 748.3%(19,552)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.8%(11,207)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.4%(3,402)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,616
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,730 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,417
+39%since 2000
from $20,395 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
31.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.7%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade9.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 7%
Retail trade5%
US avg: 10.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$203,327
+72%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,088 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$945
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $579 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
66.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 68.8% in 2000
33.2% rent
Vacancy rate
27.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.39 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
29.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.6%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 41.5% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.9
−3%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.2%(173,484)
Black8.5%(18,033)
Hispanic / Latino3.9%(8,182)
Asian2%(4,319)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic79%(186,357)
Black8.3%(19,480)
Hispanic / Latino6.5%(15,217)
Asian2.4%(5,680)
Other3.6%(8,501)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.2%(5,295)
Puerto Rican1.4%(3,244)
Honduran0.3%(684)
Guatemalan0.3%(545)
Spaniard0.2%(530)
Cuban0.2%(522)
Salvadoran0.2%(497)
Dominican0.2%(348)
Nicaraguan0.1%(274)
Panamanian0.1%(228)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(176)
Venezuelan0.1%(170)
Colombian0.1%(143)
Argentine0%(74)
Chilean0%(27)
Ancestry
American18.8%(43,929)
German13.7%(32,242)
Irish12.1%(28,510)
English10.5%(24,673)
Italian4%(9,523)
French3.2%(7,587)
Scotch-Irish2.7%(6,352)
Scottish2.6%(6,016)
Polish2%(4,650)
Dutch1.7%(4,074)
Swedish1.2%(2,725)
Norwegian0.8%(1,992)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(1,985)
French Canadian0.7%(1,743)
British0.7%(1,610)
Russian0.5%(1,194)
West Indian0.4%(1,062)
Danish0.4%(869)
Greek0.4%(867)
Czech0.3%(705)
Hungarian0.3%(681)
Ukrainian0.3%(641)
Portuguese0.3%(623)
Canadian0.2%(482)
Arab0.2%(435)
Finnish0.2%(431)
Slovak0.2%(396)
Swiss0.2%(365)
Jamaican0.1%(334)
Haitian0.1%(283)
Romanian0.1%(254)
Brazilian0.1%(252)
Austrian0.1%(251)
Croatian0.1%(240)
Lithuanian0.1%(227)
Belgian0.1%(219)
Armenian0.1%(158)
Macedonian0.1%(141)
Lebanese0.1%(135)
Syrian0%(111)
Turkish0.1%(102)
Serbian0%(96)
Slovene0%(64)
Israeli0%(49)
Guyanese0%(42)
Ethiopian0%(27)
Moroccan0%(22)
Nigerian0%(13)
Iranian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
89.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+44%since 2000
from 16.3 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 79.9% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
12.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
4.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
49.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
6.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
21.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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In this metro

Largest cities

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
What's inside

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 235,865 residents according to the 2010 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 $52,616 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 $203,327, and the typical rent is about $945 a month.

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

About 26.4% 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 11.5% 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 64,329 residents, a change of about 38 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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