Walton County vs. Okaloosa County

Walton County (FL)Okaloosa County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)71,375207,269
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)29.7%14.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,043180,825
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,043180,822
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.6%16.0%
Female persons, percent49.5%49.3%
White alone, percent89.7%81.1%
Black or African American alone, percent5.2%10.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.4%3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.2%73.1%
Veterans, 2014-20186,10133,350
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.8%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)53,38597,945
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.0%63.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$222,700$207,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,418$1,489
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$379$471
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$950$1,101
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.0%26.0%
Building permits, 20181,525860
Households, 2014-201826,43277,403
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.6%79.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.5%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%81.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.5%91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.4%30.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.6%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.6%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.3%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)373,781566,289
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)266,8711,111,132
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)454,085429,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)817,4422,886,538
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,196$15,186
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.223.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,785$62,048
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,731$31,901
Persons in poverty, percent11.4%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,3365,418
Total employment, 201721,37761,422
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)727,0912,398,963
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.8%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,36216,837
All firms, 20127,36015,538
Men-owned firms, 20123,6637,244
Women-owned firms, 20122,6035,993
Minority-owned firms, 20127532,638
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,23312,092
Veteran-owned firms, 20129212,020
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,82512,272
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 20070.0%4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.3%27.8%
Population per square mile, 201053.0194.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,037.63930.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Walton county (FL) and Okaloosa county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.