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Mary Esther, FL

4,034 Population
1.5 square miles 2,772.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±5.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Economics

$43,387 ±$6,473 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: $44,122 ±$1,116
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
$76,510 ±$18,452 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: $79,150 ±$2,534
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282

5.3% ±2.9% (213  ±116) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 9.9% 28,276 (±0.8% / ±2,345)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)

25 minutes ±7.8 (47,350  ±15,769) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 27 3,419,580 (±0.5 / ±84,289)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

1,622 ±163 Number of households
  • the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 116,782 ±1,499
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
2.5 ±0.3 (4,022  ±19) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 2.5 287,553 (±0 / ±88)
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752

18.5% ±18.1% (152  ±152) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 6.6% † 4,193 (±0.9% / ±590)
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)

Housing

1,842 ±163 Number of housing units
  • the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 161,369 ±87
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678

$255,300 ±$44,458 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: $333,800 ±$7,168
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895

21% ±7% (822  ±276.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 17.4% 50,382 (±1% / ±2,907.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)

Social

97.6% ±10.2% (3,002  ±346.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 92.9% 191,411 (±1.7% / ±3,572.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
30.9% ±6% (951  ±189.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 34.2% 70,555 (±1% / ±2,108.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.9% ±1.7% (116  ±70) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 8.2% 24,156
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419

15.2% ±3.4% (482  ±110) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: 17.7% 38,144 (±0.7% / ±1,513)
  • about double the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)
482 Total veterans ±110 429 Male ±108 53 Female ±38

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