Census › Florida › Walton County
Walton County, FL
| Population | 82,948 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 75,305 | P1 |
| Median age | 43.9 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 20.9% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 20.1% | B01001 |
| Households | 34,362 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 7.4% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $81,986 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $97,261 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $53,406 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 39,845 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 29.4 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.0% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 61,272 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 78.6% | B25003 |
| Renters | 21.4% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $425,100 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,741 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 81.2% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 4.1% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6% | B03002 |
| Asian | 1.1% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 110% of Florida's ($74,568); poverty 12.5% against 12.6%; 0.4% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Miramar Beach 8,902 · median household income $103,250
- Freeport 6,689 · median household income $91,985
- DeFuniak Springs 6,532 · median household income $54,512
- Paxton 686 · median household income $61,136
FURP records in Walton County, FL
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 794 | $392,517,932 revenue (latest return) | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC ($182,276,805) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 68 | $125,128,533 paid by nonprofits | SOUTHLAND UTILITY SERVICES INC ($39,059,125) |
| Colleges and schools | 1 | 170 enrollment | Emerald Coast Technical College (170) |
| Form D issuers | 67 | $2,360,249,851 amount sold | MAPLE LEAF PARTNERS LP ($1,236,751,712) |
| Political committees | 19 | COMMITTEE FOR BARBARA OLSCHNER FOR CONGRESS | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 176 | 190 plans | PHILLIPS CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. (4) |
| Open Payments recipients | 117 | $490,183 industry payments | Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast ($159,331) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 213 | 543 patents and marks | BOTE, LLC (60) |
| Federal award recipients | 7,329 | $857,639,327 federal awards | SUMMIT CONSTRUCTION, INC. ($272,227,079) |
| State business registrations | 29,360 | ACE CODING AND CONSULTING, LLC |
Cross-reference: 794 nonprofits for 82,948 residents is 95.7 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $392,517,932 is $4,732 per resident, 13.9% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHEN RHODES DIRECTOR | COMP IS NOT PAID BY THE FO | CHELCO FOUNDATION A FLORIDA CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT | $948,220 | 2025 | 11.6x |
| 2 | STEPHEN T RHODES | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | $948,220 | 2025 | 11.6x |
| 3 | JONATHAN M AVERY | SENIOR VP OF E&O | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | $325,082 | 2025 | 4.0x |
| 4 | MATT HIBBS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | CLASSIC CITY COLLECTIVE INC | $322,500 | 2024 | 3.9x |
| 5 | EMILY E COWAN | VP OF MEMBER SVCS | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | $306,485 | 2025 | 3.7x |
| 6 | FRANKLIN S SEAY | VP OF ADMINISTRATION | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | $300,330 | 2025 | 3.7x |
| 7 | ROBIN C SHAW | VP OF FINANCE | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | $273,796 | 2025 | 3.3x |
| 8 | ROBIN SHAW DIRECTOR | COMP IS NOT PAID BY THE FO | CHELCO FOUNDATION A FLORIDA CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT | $273,796 | 2025 | 3.3x |
| 9 | STEVE GAMBILL | PRESIDENT | BELIEVES MINISTRIES | $265,735 | 2025 | 3.2x |
| 10 | CHARLOTTE GAMBILL | KEY SPEAKER | BELIEVES MINISTRIES | $256,623 | 2025 | 3.1x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $81,986.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC Defuniak Spgs, FL · $182,276,805
- NOKUSE EDUCATION INC Freeport, FL · $70,910,969
- SOUTH WALTON UTILITY COMPANY INC Miramar Beach, FL · $17,662,454
- CLASSIC CITY COLLECTIVE INC Santa Rsa Bch, FL · $16,198,789
- SEASIDE SCHOOL INC Santa Rsa Bch, FL · $14,367,078
- ALAQUA ANIMAL REFUGE INC Freeport, FL · $7,788,437
- Ohana Institute Inc Rosemary Beach, FL · $4,651,238
- SEASIDE TOWN COUNCIL INC Santa Rsa Bch, FL · $4,613,030
- DESTIN CHARITY WINE AUCTION FOUNDATION INC Miramar Beach, FL · $4,004,664
- CULTURAL ARTS ALLIANCE OF WALTON COUNTY INC Santa Rsa Bch, FL · $3,590,800
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- SOUTHLAND UTILITY SERVICES INC Defuniak Springs, FL · $39,059,125
- SOUTHLAND UTILITY SVCS Defuniak Springs, FL · $12,991,747
- SCHOOL CHOICE EVENT SERVICES Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $8,039,482
- SOUTHLAND UTILITY SVCS (FMRLY CSI) Defuniak Springs, FL · $7,926,516
- COPEINC Defuniak Springs, FL · $4,797,692
- Emerald Coast Memory Clinic LLC Miramar Beach, FL · $4,794,249
- PHOENIX RESTORATION Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $4,760,000
- CHELCO SERVICES INC Defuniak Springs, FL · $3,689,685
- COPE Center Inc Defuniak Springs, FL · $2,976,312
- 1ST DEGREE LLC Miramar Beach, FL · $2,852,523
Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment
- Emerald Coast Technical College Defuniak Springs, FL · 170
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- MAPLE LEAF PARTNERS LP Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $1,236,751,712
- Maple Leaf Discovery I LP Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $261,979,752
- Absolute Finn Investment Partners, L.P. Rosemary Beach, FL · $220,014,820
- Charter Capital Fund I, LP Destin, FL · $104,329,322
- MAPLE LEAF PARTNERS I LP Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $103,618,339
- Outlander 3 Magellan, L.P. Inlet Beach, FL · $88,551,020
- Charter Capital Fund II, LP Destin, FL · $76,435,641
- COGNIOS BETA NEUTRAL LARGE CAP FUND, LP Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $76,338,000
- Outlander Gamma 6.1, LLC Inlet Beach, FL · $30,000,000
- Otemanu Ashley Farms Investors LLC Miramar Beach, FL · $21,430,000
Political committees
- CITIZENS FOR KEVIN J. GAFFNEY Freeport, FL
- COMMITTEE FOR BARBARA OLSCHNER FOR CONGRESS Santa Rosa Beach, FL
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT E D ARMBRUSTER Defuniak Springs, FL
- FRIENDS OF CHAS GALLOWAY Freeport, FL
- JEFF BERK FOR FLORIDA LLC Santa Rosa Peach, FL
- KEN REVELL FOR CONGRESS Santa Rosa Beach, FL
- MARK WICHERN FOR US CONGRESS INC Santa Rosa Beach, FL
- NATHAN NELSON FOR CONGRESS Miramar Beach, FL
- NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENT Ponce De Leon, FL
- RAY NETHERWOOD FOR CONGRESS Miramar Beach, FL
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- PHILLIPS CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. Miramar Beach, FL · 4
- VIRTUOUS MGMT. GROUP Miramar Beach, FL · 3
- WALTON COUNTY TEACHERS FEDERAL CRED Defuniak Springs, FL · 3
- ARBOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 2
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA CHELCO Defuniak Springs, FL · 2
- GREENEARTH SOUTHEAST, LLC Freeport, FL · 2
- HC PIZZA LLC Freeport, FL · 2
- NOO F/X, LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 2
- OTEMANU GROUP LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 2
- SANDESTIN BEACH HOTEL, LTD Miramar Beach, FL · 2
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL · $159,331
- ASIM SALIM AHMED Miramar Beach, FL · $51,353
- GREGORY ALTEMOSE Miramar Beach, FL · $36,463
- NEAL HOLM Miramar Beach, FL · $32,615
- NICHOLAS GEORGE PAPAJOHN Miramar Beach, FL · $26,663
- RAMESH BRAHMBHATT Miramar Beach, FL · $23,705
- BENJAMIN HUANG Defuniak Springs, FL · $22,572
- JAMES BOWER Miramar Beach, FL · $12,245
- THOMAS RIDDELL Miramar Beach, FL · $9,772
- JAMES W HOWELL Defuniak Springs, FL · $7,393
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- BOTE, LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 60
- Cuzzie Brands, LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 23
- BRICA, INC. Freeport, FL · 20
- Blue Ridge International Products Company Freeport, FL · 19
- Hi-Tec Laboratories, Inc. Freeport, FL · 14
- Odd Pelican Beer Co. LLC Freeport, FL · 14
- SANDESTIN INVESTMENTS, LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 14
- HAFFNER HOLDINGS LLC Freeport, FL · 12
- ProVEDA Corporation Miramar Beach, FL · 12
- Nullodor USA, LLC Miramar Beach, FL · 11
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- SUMMIT CONSTRUCTION, INC. Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $272,227,079
- SOUTHEASTERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $130,780,333
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. De Funiak Springs, FL · $127,250,033
- BROWN ELECTRIC INC. Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $31,646,384
- JAMSADC Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $31,018,595
- WALTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Defuniak Springs, FL · $30,309,820
- WALTON, COUNTY OF Defuniak Springs, FL · $24,337,737
- WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Defuniak Springs, FL · $18,668,816
- ELITE PPE LLC Santa Rosa Beach, FL · $18,147,154
- WALTON COUNTY HOUSING Defuniak Springs, FL · $16,575,689
All 21 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 9505.02 | 8,612 | $92,289 | 8.3% | 38.9 |
| Census Tract 9506.05 | 6,939 | $73,239 | 4.4% | 39.5 |
| Census Tract 9506.04 | 6,385 | $118,792 | 6.1% | 47.6 |
| Census Tract 9506.07 | 5,904 | $85,357 | 18.0% | 56.3 |
| Census Tract 9506.10 | 5,767 | $146,923 | 4.4% | 53.6 |
| Census Tract 9505.01 | 5,256 | $76,714 | 10.5% | 39.7 |
| Census Tract 9503.04 | 4,600 | $43,665 | 36.1% | 29.0 |
| Census Tract 9501.02 | 4,306 | $70,508 | 15.5% | 48.1 |
| Census Tract 9502.02 | 4,161 | $51,801 | 28.5% | 39.9 |
| Census Tract 9501.04 | 3,940 | $66,833 | 10.1% | 44.1 |
| Census Tract 9506.06 | 3,473 | $151,979 | 7.5% | 54.3 |
| Census Tract 9501.03 | 3,330 | $56,450 | 18.9% | 34.5 |
| Census Tract 9506.09 | 3,204 | $120,578 | 4.7% | 61.0 |
| Census Tract 9503.05 | 3,084 | $75,129 | 11.9% | 32.4 |
| Census Tract 9506.08 | 2,721 | $88,452 | 1.4% | 50.8 |
| Census Tract 9503.06 | 2,720 | $57,337 | 9.0% | 45.3 |
| Census Tract 9503.03 | 2,644 | $47,917 | 31.2% | 37.1 |
| Census Tract 9502.01 | 2,399 | $62,188 | 23.4% | 30.8 |
| Census Tract 9504 | 2,131 | $64,707 | 11.1% | 52.2 |
| Census Tract 9506.11 | 1,372 | $148,981 | 4.6% | 57.9 |
| Census Tract 9900 | 0 | $-666,666,666 | - | -666666666.0 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0