American Community Survey 2019–2023

Fort Walton Beach area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Wright CDP (southwest) (42.7%). This table ranks 47 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

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#	Census tract area	Residents below the poverty level
1	Wright CDP (southwest)	42.7%
2	Fort Walton Beach city (north)	31.8%
3	Cinco Bayou town (southwest)	31.5%
4	Crestview city (east-northeast)	18.8%
5	Destin city (west 2)	18.1%
6	Niceville city	15%
7	Laurel Hill city (south-southwest)	14%
8	Hurlburt Field CDP (southwest 1)	13.4%
9	Hurlburt Field CDP (southwest 2)	12.9%
10	Crestview city (northeast)	11.3%
11	Laurel Hill city (east-southeast)	11.1%
12	Valparaiso city (north-northeast)	10.9%
13	Crestview city (northwest)	10.7%
14	Fort Walton Beach city (southeast)	10.4%
15	Mary Esther city (east-northeast)	10.3%
16	Laurel Hill city (west)	9.9%
17	Laurel Hill city (northeast)	9.6%
18	Cinco Bayou town (northeast)	9.3%
19	Lake Lorraine CDP (north-northeast)	8.7%
20	Hurlburt Field CDP (north-northwest 1)	8%
21	Wright CDP (northeast)	7.7%
22	Fort Walton Beach city (south)	7.6%
23	Crestview city (south-southwest)	7.3%
24	Crestview city (west-southwest)	7.3%
25	Lake Lorraine CDP (south-southwest)	7.2%
26	Destin city (east 1)	7.1%
27	Destin city (west 1)	7.1%
28	Fort Walton Beach city (north-northwest)	7%
29	Hurlburt Field CDP (north-northwest 2)	6.9%
30	Hurlburt Field CDP (south-southwest 2)	6.7%
31	Hurlburt Field CDP (south-southwest 1)	6.6%
32	Hurlburt Field CDP (southwest 3)	6.4%
33	Hurlburt Field CDP (east-northeast)	5.9%
34	Mary Esther city (west-southwest)	5.8%
35	Ocean City CDP (east)	5.7%
36	Ocean City CDP (west)	5.3%
37	Destin city (northwest)	4.9%
38	Destin city (east 2)	4.7%
39	Eglin AFB CDP	4.3%
40	Hurlburt Field CDP (east 1)	3.7%
41	Hurlburt Field CDP (south 1)	3.6%
42	Destin city (south-southwest)	3.5%
43	Valparaiso city (northwest)	3.3%
44	Laurel Hill city (south)	2.8%
45	Hurlburt Field CDP (east 2)	2.5%
46	Hurlburt Field CDP (north-northeast)	2%
47	Crestview city (southeast)	0.5%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.