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Population (year 2000): 4,055. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,976 (-1.9% change)
 

Males: 2,051  (50.6%)
Females: 2,004  (49.4%)

Okaloosa County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32569.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,300 (it was $42,647 in 2000)
Mary Esther  $52,300
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $167,500 (it was $90,900 in 2000)
Mary Esther  $167,500
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Mary Esther:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
  • Black (6.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (13.7%), German (13.3%), English (12.6%), United States (11.8%), French (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 2645 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mary Esther

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mary Esther city

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

273 residents are foreign born (3.0% Europe, 2.4% Asia, 1.4% Latin America).

This city:  6.7%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Mary Esther, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mary Esther to the number of sex offenders is 407 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mary Esther:  0.8% ($705)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (20.0 miles , pop. 54,412).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (137.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (601.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Wright, FL (2.9 miles ), Fort Walton Beach, FL (3.0 miles ), Cinco Bayou, FL (3.5 miles ), Ocean City, FL (4.0 miles ), Shalimar, FL (5.7 miles ), Lake Lorraine, FL (6.4 miles ), Eglin AFB, FL (8.1 miles ), Eglin, FL (9.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $75,600
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $285,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 30.41 N, Longitude: 86.66 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +524 (+12.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 304 (14.8%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 850

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Population change in the 1990s: -171 (-4.0%).


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Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Mary Esther-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Mary Esther city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/31/1962, a category 3 tornado 29.4 miles away from the city center killed 17 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mary Esther:
  • FORT WALTON BEACH MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL)
  • GULF COAST TREATMENT CENTER (about 3 miles; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL)
  • TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NICEVILLE, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mary Esther:
  • HURLBURT FIELD (about 2 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID: HRT)
  • PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; ID: PNS)
  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 71 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mary Esther:
  • FORT WALTON BEACH (about 11 miles; NAVARRE, FL; ID: 1J9)
  • DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH (about 14 miles; DESTIN, FL; ID: DTS)
  • EGLIN AF AUX NR 3 DUKE (about 20 miles; VALPARAISO, FL; ID: EGI)

Local government website: www.cityofmaryesther.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mary Esther:
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 40 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 81 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
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Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.7%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Mary Esther 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.


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Banks with branches in Mary Esther (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Mary Esther Office Branch at 251 Mary Esther Boulevard, Suite 1 C, branch established on 2005-01-31; Mary Esther Branch at 420 Mary Esther Cutoff, branch established on 1987-11-01. 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
  • Vanguard Bank & Trust Company: Mary Esther Branch at 302 Mary Esther Blvd, branch established on 1976-12-01. 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.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Mary Esther Branch at 101 Mary Esther Blvd, branch established on 1999-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • First National Bank and Trust: Mary Esther Branch at 3 Mary Esther Cutoff, branch established on 1980-03-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $381.2 mil, Deposits: $290.9 mil, headquarters in Fort Walton Beach, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Southern National Banks, Inc.
  • First City Bank of Florida: Florosa Branch at 2090 U.S. Highway 98 West, branch established on 1985-08-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $280.5 mil, Deposits: $245.6 mil, headquarters in Fort Walton Beach, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Florida First City Banks, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 5$10,142$24,3412$1,180
Financial Administration 4$9,624$28,8720$0
Firefighters 9$28,386$37,8480$0
Other Government Administration 4$10,346$31,0380$0
Parks and Recreation 3$6,024$24,0960$0
Sewerage 3$6,024$24,0960$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,008$24,0960$0
Totals for Government 29$72,555$30,0232$1,180


Mary Esther government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $396,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $952,000
    Fire Protection: $441,000
    Water Utilities: $408,000
    Financial Administration: $306,000
    Police Protection: $233,000
    Parks & Recreation: $176,000
    Libraries: $156,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $201,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,015,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,870,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $145,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $376,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $1,995,000
    Libraries: $29,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,872,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $429,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $651,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,900,000
    General Support: $341,000
    Highways: $118,000
  • Tax - Property: $582,000
    Public Utilities: $501,000
    NEC: $163,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,311,000

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:
from Santa Rosa County, FL  0.71% ($33,682 average AGI)
from Walton County, FL  0.56% ($47,773)
from Escambia County, FL  0.26% ($29,073)


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:
to Santa Rosa County, FL  1.03% ($35,772 average AGI)
to Walton County, FL  0.87% ($69,393)
to Escambia County, FL  0.37% ($28,489)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mary Esther:
  • 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.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFSH (1340 AM; 1 kW; VALPARAISO-NICEVILLE, FL; Owner: BAYOU COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WRNE (980 AM; 3 kW; GULF BREEZE, FL; Owner: MEDIA ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCOA (1370 AM; 5 kW; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
  • WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mary Esther:
  • WKSM (99.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNCV (100.3 FM; NICEVILLE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYZB (105.5 FM; MARY ESTHER, 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WMMK (92.1 FM; DESTIN, FL; Owner: GULF BREEZE MEDIA, INC.)
  • W204BW (88.7 FM; GULF BREEZE, FL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WWAV (102.1 FM; SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL; Owner: QANTUM OF FORT WALTON BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTJT (90.1 FM; BAKER, FL; Owner: OKALOOSA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WSBZ (106.3 FM; MIRAMAR BEACH, FL; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mary Esther:
  • W69DH (Channel 69; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
  • W26BV (Channel 26; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD C. & LISA A. GOETZ)
  • WFGX (Channel 35; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: TELEVISION FIT FOR LIFE, INC.)
  • WSRE (Channel 23; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: DST .BD. OF TRUSTEES PENSACOLA JR. COLLEGE)
  • WPAN (Channel 53; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: FRANKLIN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WAWD (Channel 58; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: RAINBOW 58 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDES-CA (Channel 48; DESTIN, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)

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