Census Information for Okaloosa County, Florida

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  People QuickFacts Okaloosa County Florida
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 170,498 15,982,378
Population, percent change definition and source info Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 18.6% 23.5%
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.4% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.7% 22.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.1% 17.6%
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 83.4% 78.0%
Black or African American persons, percent definition and source info Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 9.1% 14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.5% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent definition and source info Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 3.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.0% 2.4%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2000 49.5% 51.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 4.3% 16.8%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent definition and source info White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 81.0% 65.4%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over definition and source info High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 76,190 6,616,094
College graduates, persons 25 years and over definition and source info College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 19,098 1,624,405
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2000 78,593 7,302,947
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 66.4% 70.1%
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 66,269 6,337,929
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.49 2.46
Households with persons under 18, percent definition and source info Households with persons under 18, percent, 2000 35.9% 31.3%
Median household money income definition and source info Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $36,788 $32,877
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 10.5% 14.4%
Children below poverty, percent definition and source info Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 14.7% 21.8%

 

  Business QuickFacts Okaloosa County Florida
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 4,813 424,089
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 1999 57,204 5,954,982
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 34.8% 29.3%
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 1998 10,681 987,458
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 296,471 77,477,510
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,754,851 151,191,241
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,468 $10,297
Minority-owned firms, percent of total definition and source info Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 9.4% 22.0%
Women-owned firms, percent of total definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 31.3% 25.9%
Housing units authorized by building permits definition and source info Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 1,489 155,269
Federal funds and grants definition and source info Federal funds and grants, 2000 ($1000) 2,143,509 92,776,372
Local government employment - full-time equivalent definition and source info Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 5,770 543,525

 

  Geography QuickFacts Okaloosa County Florida
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 936 53,927
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 182.2 296.4
Metropolitan Area definition and source info Metropolitan Area Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA  

 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms