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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Walton County is $25,854, which is about the same as the state average of $26,499 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Walton County median household income is $44,468, which has grown by 37.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Walton County residents spend 25.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #23

Walton County	25,854 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walton County	25,684 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walton County	27,111 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walton County	23,626 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Walton County	44,468 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Walton County	63,419 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Walton County	37.22%
Florida	21.62%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Walton County		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.92%	$25,510, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.55%	$16,880, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.25%	$3,655, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.11%	$29,746, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Walton County	56,996 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Walton County	76,279 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Walton County	Florida	U.S.
White	$46,578, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$23,025, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,583, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$67,429, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,500, see rank	$38,808	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,727, see rank	$38,663	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,431, see rank	$42,356	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Walton County	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$31,235, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,522, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,846, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$36,278, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Walton County	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	47,266, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	24,120, 51.03%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,234, 59.01%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	101, 0.42%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,133, 58.59%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,838, 90.84%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,295, 9.16%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,886, 40.99%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	23,146, 48.97%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,939, 55.90%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.01%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,937, 55.89%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,998, 92.74%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	939, 7.26%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,207, 44.10%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Walton County	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,149, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,827, 82.10%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,372, 9.82%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.02%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	155, 0.64%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	766, 3.17%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,024, 4.24%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Walton County	25.0 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Walton County	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,836	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	12,838, 51.69%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,052, 31.56%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,833, 22.07%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,818, 14.16%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	141, 1.10%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,514, 11.79%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,560, 12.15%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	11,998, 48.31%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,015, 33.46%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,106, 25.89%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,178, 34.82%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	143, 1.19%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	535, 4.46%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Walton County	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,836, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	356, 1.43%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	2,642, 10.64%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,145, 4.61%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	275, 1.11%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,551, 14.30%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	923, 3.72%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	381, 1.53%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,764, 7.10%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,870, 11.56%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,971, 15.99%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,025, 16.21%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,243, 5.00%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,690, 6.80%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Walton County	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,808	17.66%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,735	11.73%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.