The Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a

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consisting of two counties in northwest Florida, anchored by the cities of

Crestview, Florida Crestview is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 27,134 at the 2020 census, up from 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Okaloosa County. With an elevation of above sea level, it is one of the h ...

, and

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, up from 19,507 in 2010. It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview− Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 235,865, and a 2012 population estimate of 247,665. The metropolitan area is a part of the "Northwest Corridor" which includes the Pensacola metropolitan area and the

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Counties

* Okaloosa * Walton

Communities

Places with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

* Crestview * Fort Walton Beach

Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

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* Destin *

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* Valparaiso

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

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* Mary Esther

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* Laurel Hill * Paxton *

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Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

* Cinco Bayou

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 235,865 people, 95,892 households, and 63,964 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 81.1% White, 9.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.9%

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, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 6.8% of the population. According to the 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, the median income for a household in the MSA was $52,303 and the median income for a family was $62,757. For full-time, year round employment, males had a median earnings of $42,955 versus $33,220 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $27,071.

References

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