Population & age
- Total population
- 31,392
- Median age
- 35.1
Okaloosa County · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · Population 31,392
Crestview, FL (ZIP 32539) sits in Okaloosa County within the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 19.9%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,472. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,606, well above the ~$45K national average per return. FEMA has issued 46 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1970 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 41.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county netted $113,211,000 in incoming taxable income — a wealth-inflow signal even when headcount churn is modest. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $68,183, fair market rent of $1,580 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $283,720, down 1.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,210
/month
1 Bed
$1,400
/month
2 Bed
$1,580
/month
3 Bed
$2,170
/month
4 Bed
$2,640
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$283,720
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-1.5%
vs. March 2025
+25.6%
vs. March 2021
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
4,151
Across 2,672 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $1.61B.
Single-family
2,602
63% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
1,549
37% of total units
Single-family value
$1.37B
construction value
Multifamily value
$241.4M
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
14,640
Average AGI
$60,606
Avg property tax
$70
EITC participation
18.5%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$217
Avg charitable contribution
$281
Avg capital gains
$1,140
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $887.3M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
286
Total employment
3,280
Annual payroll
$156.7M
Average annual pay
$47,770
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$61,616
Average weekly wage
$1,185
Total employment
89,705
Total establishments
7,597
That is roughly 6% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.1%
That is 0.9 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
101,807
Employed
98,609
Unemployed
3,198
Based on Okaloosa County, FL data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
3
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$351.1M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
3
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
1
Single health-center site
One federally funded community health center serves this ZIP. Residents who need same-day care or specialty services may rely on neighboring ZIPs.
FQHC sites
1
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
40
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Public EV charging stations
3
Established EV charging
Multiple public charging stations across the ZIP — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas with active EV adoption.
Level 2 ports
4
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 branch
Avg hours / week
44.1
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
17,000
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
43rd percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 11 census tracts, population 29,602
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
247
Limited English Speakers
61
Persons with Disability
4,769
Without HS Diploma
1,683
Without Health Insurance
2,520
Adults Age 65+
4,227
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
46
Date Range
1970–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE HELENE
Hurricane — declared September 28, 2024 (DR-4828)
Incident period: September 23, 2024 – October 7, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
12
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
6
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
45
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
18
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
36
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
74
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
361 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Okaloosa County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,412
That is roughly 1,212 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
16%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.1
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
11.9%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
70
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,941
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
78%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
36%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.5% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Okaloosa data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Limited food access for many residents
41.5% of Okaloosa County, FL residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.13
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.76
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.88
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 11.1% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Okaloosa County, FL for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+599 people
+467 households • +$113.2M net AGI flow
Moved in
14,035households
25,874 people • $1.0B AGI
Moved out
13,568households
25,275 people • $911.4M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $73,001 versus departing households' $67,169.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
31.7%
Tracks close to the 33.0% national rate.
32.5%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
19.9%
2.1pp below the 22.0% national rate.
75.3%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
11.9%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
10.6%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–5 | 923 |
| SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | Public | 6–8 | 914 |
| WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–5 | 767 |
| SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–2 | 259 |
| OKALOOSA YOUTH ACADEMY | Alternative | 6–12 | 42 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 4 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 26, 2026Colleges in this area
8
Median in-state tuition
$4,472
Median earnings (10 yr)
$35,997
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Crestview, FL (ZIP 32539) sits in Okaloosa County within the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 19.9%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,472. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,606, well above the ~$45K national average per return. FEMA has issued 46 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1970 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 41.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county netted $113,211,000 in incoming taxable income — a wealth-inflow signal even when headcount churn is modest. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $68,183, fair market rent of $1,580 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $283,720, down 1.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 19.9%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
31.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
19.9%, which is 2.1 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
32.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 32539 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
Yes, 5 high schools serve this ZIP: Okaloosa Youth Academy, Crestview Youth Academy, Crestview Youth Academy (non Secure), and 2 more. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
31,392 people live in ZIP 32539, with a median age of 35.1 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$68,183 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 32539, 77.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 22.4% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 32539, 12.5% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.9% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
9.2% of the population in ZIP 32539 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
90.2% of households in ZIP 32539 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 32539 is $283,720, down 1.5% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 1.5% over the past year and up 25.6% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 32539 (Crestview, FL) is $60,606 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 32539 report an average of $70 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
2.0% of tax returns from ZIP 32539 (Crestview, FL) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 286 business establishments operated in ZIP 32539 employing 3,280 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 32539 is $47,770, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 32539 ranks in the 43th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 32539, ranking in the 47th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 46 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 32539 between 1970–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 32539, accounting for 24 of 46 declarations (52%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 32539 was "HURRICANE HELENE" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4828) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
8 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 32539 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of West Florida, Pensacola State College, and Northwest Florida State College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 8 nearby institutions is $4,472 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $35,997 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (9 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (8 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (46 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 26, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (46 on record).
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