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County:

Okaloosa County

State:

Florida

FIPS Code:

12091

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

523

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

449,129

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Choctawhatchee NF

523

% Water:

13.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

50

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

88,187

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

109,920

24.6%

8.7%

16.0%

1990:

143,776

30.8%

17.0%

13.8%

2000:

170,498

18.6%

9.6%

9.0%

2005:

182,172

6.8%

3.5%

3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

138,059

81.0%

0-to-19:

46,731

27.4%

Black:

15,232

8.9%

20-to-39:

50,540

29.6%

Hispanic:

7,302

4.3%

40-to-59:

44,992

26.4%

American Indian:

931

0.5%

60-plus:

28,235

16.6%

Other:

8,974

5.3%

Median Age:

36.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

182.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

24.2%

Median Family Income:

$47,711

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.6%

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