2024 population: 310,149 ( 23,178 from 2020)
Land area: 1968.5 square miles
Population density: 157.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	226,816	73.13%	5.7%
Black:	25,512	8.23%	5.2%
Indian:	1,721	0.55%	6.5%
Asian:	9,180	2.96%	17.6%
2+ races:	11,291	3.64%	11.5%
Hispanic:	35,629	11.49%	24.7%

Total non-White:	83,333	26.87%	15.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,007	13.1
Deaths:	13,128	11.4
Net Migration:	14,815	12.9
Net Immigration:	6,356	5.5

Change in White population:	12,225	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,953	3.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
286,971
214,591	74.78%
24,259	8.45%
1,616	0.56%
7,809	2.72%
10,131	3.53%
28,565	9.95%
72,380	25.22%

2010
235,865
186,357	79.01%
19,480	8.26%
1,358	0.58%
6,047	2.56%
6,947	2.95%
15,217	6.45%
49,508	20.99%

2000
211,099
173,484	82.18%
18,033	8.54%
1,417	0.67%
4,555	2.16%
5,007	2.37%
8,182	3.88%
37,615	17.82%

1990
171,536
147,473	85.97%
14,643	8.54%
1,334	0.78%
3,575	2.08%
n/a
4,511	2.63%
24,063	14.03%

1980
131,220
114,426	87.20%
11,271	8.59%
605	0.46%
1,925	1.47%
n/a
2,710	2.07%
16,794	12.80%

1970
104,274
93,509	89.68%
8,079	7.75%
132	0.13%
355	0.34%
n/a
2,028	1.94%
10,765	10.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
31,828	13.5
21,420	9.1
34,088	14.5
3,974	1.7

28,234	12.0
22,872	9.7

Number	Rate
2000's
29,522	14.0
17,465	8.3
10,684	5.1
292	0.1

12,873	6.1
11,893	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
27,961	16.3
14,819	8.6
20,178	11.8
1,256	0.7

26,011	15.2
13,552	7.9

Number	Rate
1980's
25,918	19.8
10,131	7.7
25,379	19.3
n/a

33,047	25.2
7,269	5.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,417	10.9
n/a

20,917	20.1
6,029	5.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.2
66,276	21.4%
243,873	78.6%
52,705	17.0%

119,773
2.45

81,005	67.6%
62,429	77.1%
7,083	8.7%
38,768	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
78.8
-132,429	-56.1%
368,294	156.1%
68,322	29.0%

189,360
2.42

125,938	66.5%
95,166	75.6%
12,698	10.1%
63,422	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
50,627	24.0%
160,472	76.0%
27,086	12.8%

82,939
2.46

58,158	70.1%
46,952	80.7%
5,463	9.4%
24,781	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
43,650	25.4%
127,886	74.6%
17,960	10.5%

64,767
2.56

48,221	74.5%
40,310	83.6%
4,045	8.4%
16,546	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
38,711	29.5%
92,509	70.5%
9,772	7.4%

45,770
2.79

35,975	78.6%
30,941	86.0%
2,777	7.7%
9,795	21.4%

2024 Housing Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,273	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,808	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,675	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,927	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,104	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,341	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,199	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,571	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,213	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,974	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,631	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,974	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,401	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,701	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,911	9.1%
$200,000 or more	15,070	12.6%

Median Household Income	81,994
Per Capita Income	46,748

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,771	4.0%
Public Assistance	2,087	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,885	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	110,335	65.7%
Unemployed	4,951	3.0%
In Armed Forces	11,209	6.7%

Total Labor Force	126,495	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	41,318	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,601	38,421	53.7%
Non-Profit	2,204	4,855	31.2%
Self-Employed	11,202	7,955	58.5%

Local Government	4,327	5,463	44.2%
State Government	1,144	2,396	32.3%
Federal Government	7,280	3,334	68.6%

Total Private + Self	55,803	46,376	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,955	16,048	48.2%
Total	70,758	62,424	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%
Pct. Private + Self	76.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,632	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,430	21.3%
Professional, Technical	30,864	23.1%
Service Occupations	26,211	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	399	0.3%
All others	25,443	19.0%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	15,640	11.7%
Accommodation and food services	14,759	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	14,345	10.7%
Public administration	12,631	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,847	8.9%
Construction	11,374	8.5%
Educational services	8,757	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,474	5.6%
Other services	6,597	4.9%
Manufacturing	6,056	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5,487	4.1%
Finance and insurance	5,165	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,967	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,739	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2,514	1.9%
Utilities	1,405	1.1%
Information	1,066	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	500	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	198	0.1%
Management	59	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,582	3.53%
Puerto Rican	5,506	1.84%
Cuban	1,600	0.53%
Dominican	1,142	0.38%

Total Central American	6,959	2.32%
Costa Rican	106	0.04%
Guatemalan	1,315	0.44%
Honduran	3,308	1.10%
Nicaraguan	428	0.14%
Panamanian	632	0.21%
Salvadoran	1,170	0.39%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,815	0.94%
Argentinean	19	0.01%
Bolivian	104	0.03%
Chilean	88	0.03%
Colombian	992	0.33%
Ecuadorian	251	0.08%
Paraguayan	44	0.01%
Peruvian	511	0.17%
Uruguayan	35	0.01%
Venezuelan	771	0.26%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,122	1.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2,960	0.99%
Indian	1,389	0.46%
Thai	1,071	0.36%
Korean	937	0.31%
Vietnamese	747	0.25%
Chinese	557	0.19%
Japanese	306	0.10%
Laotian	46	0.02%
Taiwanese	44	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	249,502	88.6%
Spanish	19,039	6.8%
Other Indo-European	3,416	1.2%
Other Asian	2,230	0.8%
Tagalog	1,644	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,304	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1,180	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,049	0.4%
Korean	591	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	41,171	13.7%
German	36,069	12.0%
Irish	33,928	11.3%
American	21,580	7.2%
Italian	14,355	4.8%
Scottish	7,502	2.5%
French	6,679	2.2%
European	6,274	2.1%
Polish	5,648	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,023	1.3%
Dutch	3,629	1.2%
Norwegian	2,441	0.8%
Swedish	2,228	0.7%
Russian	2,071	0.7%
British	2,009	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	286,081	95.5%
Not a citizen	13,466	4.5%

Native	273,484	91.3%
Foreign-born	26,063	8.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,805	2.8%	9,021	4.3%	51,969	24.8%	69,864	33.3%	44,852	21.4%	28,346	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,805	2.8%
9-12 Years	9,021	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	51,969	24.8%
Some College	69,864	33.3%
Bach. Degree	44,852	21.4%
Grad Degree	28,346	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	158,848	149,136	9,712	6.1%
1991	159,966	149,400	10,566	6.6%
1992	164,798	154,366	10,432	6.3%
1993	172,302	161,536	10,766	6.2%
1994	179,766	170,574	9,192	5.1%
1995	183,244	175,056	8,188	4.5%
1996	185,476	177,846	7,630	4.1%
1997	194,366	186,808	7,558	3.9%
1998	197,298	190,116	7,182	3.6%
1999	201,598	194,434	7,164	3.6%

2000	201,436	194,032	7,404	3.7%
2001	208,718	200,478	8,240	3.9%
2002	213,916	205,562	8,354	3.9%
2003	221,300	214,094	7,206	3.3%
2004	233,462	226,994	6,468	2.8%
2005	247,642	242,270	5,372	2.2%
2006	258,254	253,612	4,642	1.8%
2007	256,680	250,446	6,234	2.4%
2008	254,724	243,870	10,854	4.3%
2009	252,268	235,322	16,946	6.7%

2010	228,244	209,176	19,068	8.4%
2011	233,042	214,496	18,546	8.0%
2012	233,804	217,300	16,504	7.1%
2013	237,512	223,122	14,390	6.1%
2014	238,382	225,668	12,714	5.3%
2015	240,056	228,986	11,070	4.6%
2016	245,136	235,032	10,104	4.1%
2017	248,628	239,786	8,842	3.6%
2018	252,350	244,544	7,806	3.1%
2019	257,584	250,164	7,420	2.9%

2020	255,934	241,598	14,336	5.6%
2021	267,162	257,926	9,236	3.5%
2022	276,696	269,870	6,826	2.5%
2023	280,170	272,724	7,446	2.7%
2024	286,060	277,192	8,868	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	165,136
Median Value	$378,620

Occupied	119,773	72.5%
Vacant	45,363	27.5%

Owned	85,421	71.3%
Rented	34,352	28.7%
Median Rent	$1,660

Single-Family Units	110,051	66.6%
Detached	101,774	61.6%
Attached	8,277	5.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,727	21.0%
Mobile Homes	12,221	7.4%

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area