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Lake: Bass Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Emerald Coast Science Center (Museums; 139 Brooks Street Southeast), Aladdin's Castle (Amusement & Theme Parks; 238 Deluna Road Southwest), AEI Games Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 308 Jonquil Avenue Northwest), Fleskes Robert J (401 Eglin Parkway Northeast).
Hotels: Classic Inn (3 Miracle Strip Parkway South), Beachmark Inn (573 Santa Rosa Boulevard), Best Inns (100 Miracle Strip Parkway South), Beacon Real Estate Services (1114 Santa Rosa Boulevard), Cayo Grande Suites (214 Racetrack Rd NW), Beacon Resorts (1114 Santa Rosa Boulevard), Beacon Resort Management Inc - Pelican Resort Condominium Rental Reservat (866 Santa Rosa Boulevard), Best Western Ft Walton Beach (380 Santa Rosa Boulevard).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Walton Beach that have no violations reported:
- HOLMES CREEK WATER WORKS II (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  9.9% | | Whole state: |  12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Fort Walton Beach compared to Florida state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
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Banks with most branches in Fort Walton Beach (2007 data):
- First City Bank of Florida: First City Bank Of Florida, Sun Plaza Branch, Racetrack Road Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $280.5 mil, Deposits: $245.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Florida First City Banks, Inc.
- Whitney National Bank: Westwood Branch, North Eglin Branch, North Beal Parkway Branch. Info updated 2006-09-12: Bank assets: $10,169.6 mil, Deposits: $8,437.6 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices, Holding Company: Whitney Holding Corporation
- Beach Community Bank: Blue Mountain Beach Branch, Mary Esther Branch, at 17 Southeast Eglin Parkway. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $609.6 mil, Deposits: $500.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Beach Community Bancshares, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Wright Branch, Okaloosa Main Branch, Fort Walton Main Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- First National Bank and Trust: American Finance Branch at 45 Northeast Eglin Parkway, branch established on 1997-05-29; First National Bank And Trust at 29 North Eglin Parkway, N.E., branch established on 1956-04-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $381.2 mil, Deposits: $290.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Southern National Banks, Inc.
- SunTrust Bank: Fort Walton Beach Branch at 99 Racetrack Road, branch established on 1994-06-20; Fort Walton Beach Wal-Mart Branch at 748 Beal Parkway Nw, branch established on 2005-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Compass Bank: Ft. Walton Main Branch at 198 Eglin Parkway, N.E., branch established on 1977-02-18; Racetrack Branch at 206 Northwest Racetrack Road, branch established on 1985-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,180.6 mil, Deposits: $23,293.5 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 415 total offices, Holding Company: Compass Bancshares, Inc.
- Vanguard Bank & Trust Company: Fort Walton Beach Branch at 71 North Beal Parkway, branch established on 1988-02-22; Beal Parkway Branch at 816 Beal Parkway, branch established on 1977-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $667.1 mil, Deposits: $586.5 mil, headquarters in Valparaiso, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- 4 other banks with 4 local branches
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Fort Walton Beach government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,079,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $3,219,000
Sewerage: $2,997,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,411,000
All Other: $201,000
Parking Facilities: $4,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,994,000
Libraries: $1,264,000
Parks & Recreation: $964,000
Water Utilities: $465,000
Housing & Community Development: $451,000
Regular Highways: $420,000
Police Protection: $154,000
Fire Protection: $60,000
Financial Administration: $60,000
Parking Facilities: $34,000
Central Staff Services: $26,000
General: $10,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,432,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,191,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,298,000
Sewerage: $1,735,000
Fire Protection: $1,614,000
Financial Administration: $1,457,000
Central Staff Services: $1,233,000
General Public Buildings: $1,179,000
Water Utilities: $1,105,000
Regular Highways: $888,000
Libraries: $292,000
General - Other: $189,000
Housing & Community Development: $175,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $752,000
All Other: $65,000
Highways: $32,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,336,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $155,000
General Support: $53,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,495,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,240,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,146,000
Other, NEC: $7,104,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,349,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,136,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,519,000
General Revenue, NEC: $435,000
Rents: $97,000
Property Sale Other: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $152,000
Regular Highways: $129,000
Sewerage: $73,000
Libraries: $73,000
Parks & Recreation: $72,000
Fire Protection: $43,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Central Staff: $10,000
General Public Building: $5,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,489,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,689,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,146,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,017,000
Water Utilities: $302,000
All Other: $260,000
Highways: $71,000
- Tax - Property: $3,904,000
Public Utilities: $3,219,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $702,000
NEC: $368,000
Other Selective Sales: $349,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $12,762,000
10.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,569 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.79% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.88% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,252 average AGI)| Okaloosa County: | 0.88% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,054 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.73% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
0.83% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,548 average AGI)| Okaloosa County: | 0.83% | | Florida average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Walton Beach:
- WFTW (1260 AM; 3 kW; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJGC (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: YESTERDAY'S RADIO NETWORK, LLC)
- WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WBZR (1120 AM; daytime; 2 kW; DESTIN, FL; Owner: DESTINY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WFSH (1340 AM; 1 kW; VALPARAISO-NICEVILLE, FL; Owner: BAYOU COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
- WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
- WRNE (980 AM; 3 kW; GULF BREEZE, FL; Owner: MEDIA ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCOA (1370 AM; 5 kW; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Walton Beach:
- WKSM (99.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WYZB (105.5 FM; MARY ESTHER, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNCV (100.3 FM; NICEVILLE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPSM (91.1 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: FT. WALTON BEACH EDUC. B/CNG FOUND.)
- WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTKX-FM (101.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXBM-FM (102.7 FM; MILTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WMMK (92.1 FM; DESTIN, FL; Owner: GULF BREEZE MEDIA, INC.)
- WUWF (88.1 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA)
- WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAAZ-FM (104.7 FM; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WWAV (102.1 FM; SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL; Owner: QANTUM OF FORT WALTON BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WMXZ (103.1 FM; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: QANTUM OF FORT WALTON BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WSBZ (106.3 FM; MIRAMAR BEACH, FL; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W204BW (88.7 FM; GULF BREEZE, FL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WTJT (90.1 FM; BAKER, FL; Owner: OKALOOSA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fort Walton Beach:
- W69DH (Channel 69; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
- WFGX (Channel 35; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: TELEVISION FIT FOR LIFE, INC.)
- W26BV (Channel 26; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD C. & LISA A. GOETZ)
- WSRE (Channel 23; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: DST .BD. OF TRUSTEES PENSACOLA JR. COLLEGE)
- WAWD (Channel 58; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: RAINBOW 58 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPAN (Channel 53; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: FRANKLIN MEDIA, INC.)
- WDES-CA (Channel 48; DESTIN, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
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