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Ft Walton Beach metropolitan area

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan area consisting of two counties in northwest Florida, anchored by the city of Crestview, Florida and Ft Walton Beach, Florida. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 235,865, and a 2012 population estimate of 247,665.

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The metropolitan area is a part of the "Northwest Corridor" which includes the Pensacola metropolitan area and the Panama City metropolitan area.

Counties

  • Okaloosa
  • Walton
  • Places with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

  • Crestview
  • Ft Walton Beach
  • Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

  • DeFuniak Springs
  • Destin
  • Niceville
  • Valparaiso
  • Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

  • Freeport
  • Mary Esther
  • Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

  • Laurel Hill
  • Paxton
  • Shalimar
  • Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

  • Cinco Bayou
  • Demographics

    As of the census of 2010, there were 235,865 people, 95,892 households, and 63,964 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 81.1% White, 9.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.

    According to the 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, the median income for a household in the MSA was $52,303 and the median income for a family was $62,757. For full-time, year round employment, males had a median earnings of $42,955 versus $33,220 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $27,071.

    References

    Ft Walton Beach metropolitan area Wikipedia