Santa Rosa County vs. Okaloosa County

Santa Rosa County (FL)Okaloosa County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)179,349207,269
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)18.5%14.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)151,371180,825
Population, Census, April 1, 2010151,372180,822
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%16.0%
Female persons, percent49.0%49.3%
White alone, percent87.0%81.1%
Black or African American alone, percent6.5%10.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.2%3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.3%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.3%73.1%
Veterans, 2014-201824,23333,350
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,06797,945
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.4%63.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$184,400$207,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,406$1,489
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$435$471
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,087$1,101
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%26.0%
Building permits, 20181,513860
Households, 2014-201861,34577,403
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%79.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.0%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.9%91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.4%81.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.1%30.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.5%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.4%57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.2%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)145,660566,289
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)429,0821,111,132
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)323,228429,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,259,8692,886,538
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,948$15,186
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.623.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,242$62,048
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,904$31,901
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7455,418
Total employment, 201726,63761,422
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)937,6532,398,963
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.8%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,56516,837
All firms, 201210,58415,538
Men-owned firms, 20125,5127,244
Women-owned firms, 20123,8575,993
Minority-owned firms, 20121,2432,638
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,91412,092
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,5732,020
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,38012,272
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.5%27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010149.6194.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,011.61930.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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