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Census Information for Okaloosa County, Florida
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| People QuickFacts | Okaloosa County | Florida | |
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Population, 2000 | 170,498 | 15,982,378 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 18.6% | 23.5% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 24.7% | 22.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 12.1% | 17.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 83.4% | 78.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 9.1% | 14.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.5% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.3% | 3.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 3.0% | 2.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 | 49.5% | 51.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 4.3% | 16.8% |
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White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 81.0% | 65.4% |
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High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 | 76,190 | 6,616,094 |
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College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 | 19,098 | 1,624,405 |
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Housing units, 2000 | 78,593 | 7,302,947 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 | 66.4% | 70.1% |
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Households, 2000 | 66,269 | 6,337,929 |
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Persons per household, 2000 | 2.49 | 2.46 |
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Households with persons under 18, percent, 2000 | 35.9% | 31.3% |
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Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate | $36,788 | $32,877 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate | 10.5% | 14.4% |
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Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate | 14.7% | 21.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Okaloosa County | Florida | |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 | 4,813 | 424,089 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 1999 | 57,204 | 5,954,982 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 | 34.8% | 29.3% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 1998 | 10,681 | 987,458 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) | 296,471 | 77,477,510 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 1,754,851 | 151,191,241 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $10,468 | $10,297 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 9.4% | 22.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 31.3% | 25.9% |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 | 1,489 | 155,269 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2000 ($1000) | 2,143,509 | 92,776,372 |
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Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 | 5,770 | 543,525 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Okaloosa County | Florida | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 936 | 53,927 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 182.2 | 296.4 |
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Metropolitan Area | Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA |
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
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Fewer than 100 firms