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Hurlburt Field

Cost of Living

Overall cost of living is 0.9% higher than the national average and 2.1% lower than the Florida state average.

Household Income

Median household income is $77,830 with a poverty rate of 6.5% per the Census Bureau.

Housing

Median Gross Rent in Okaloosa County is $1,448 compared to $1,525 for the state of Florida.

A typical home costs $354,500, which is 4.9% more expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 2.2% less expensive than the average Florida home at $362,400.

Employment Data

The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton region (Okaloosa and Walton counties) was 3.4% in July 2024. This rate was 0.6% greater than the region's year ago rate of 2.8%. The region's July 2024 unemployment rate was 0.4% lower than the state rate of 3.8%. The labor force was 143,407, down 810 (-0.6%) over the year per FloridaJobs. There were 4,898 unemployed residents in the region.

Workers in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.75 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($57.87), computer and mathematical ($48.94), and architecture and engineering ($47.56). Lower paying occupations included food preparation and serving related ($16.31), personal care and service ($16.70), and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance ($17.87).

Employment rate of 56.1% in Okaloosa County is slightly lower than the Florida state average of 56.8%.