Destin, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,736 (All urban)

Destin, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,497 (4,902 occupied: 3,704 owner occupied, 1,198 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1394 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,092 (lower quartile is $886, upper quartile is $1,379)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,808

Median gross rent in Destin, FL in 2007: $1,227

Housing units in Destin with a mortgage: 2,026 (220 second mortgage, 272 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 952

Destin,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $347,550 (it was $151,000 in 2000)

Destin:	$347,550
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $242,405 - $567,035

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $522,265
Here: $522,265
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $355,452
Here: $355,452
State: $258,333

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,643
Here: $240,643
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $679,410
Here: $679,410
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $26,250
Here: $26,250
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,135

In family households: 8,909 (2,540 male householders, 667 female householders)
2,752 spouses, 2,444 children (2,211 natural, 90 adopted, 143 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 107 other relatives, 188 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,226 (967 male householders (630 living alone)), 769 female householders (690 living alone)), 490 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 112 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,743 2-persons, 720 3-persons, 493 4-persons, 183 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,320 1-person, 360 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

1,528 married couples with children.
467 single-parent households (107 men, 360 women).

93.2% of residents of Destin speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 570 (5.1%)
(54.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Destin, Florida:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 188 4 rooms: 433 5 rooms: 702 6 rooms: 867 7 rooms: 707 8 rooms: 399 9 or more rooms: 350

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Destin, Florida:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 240 4 rooms: 411 5 rooms: 245 6 rooms: 159 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 601
1995 to 1998: 2,165
1990 to 1994: 1,068
1980 to 1989: 3,837
1970 to 1979: 2,287
1960 to 1969: 309
1950 to 1959: 159
1940 to 1949: 46
1939 or earlier: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Destin:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 757 3 bedrooms: 2,039 4 bedrooms: 700 5 or more bedrooms: 97

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Destin:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 168 2 bedrooms: 631 3 bedrooms: 356 4 bedrooms: 29 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Destin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 1,260 2 vehicles: 1,850 3 vehicles: 433 4 vehicles: 117 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Destin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 635 2 vehicles: 398 3 vehicles: 120 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Destin, FL:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 17
$80,000 to $89,999: 18
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 32
$125,000 to $149,999: 125
$150,000 to $174,999: 142
$175,000 to $199,999: 159
$200,000 to $249,999: 477
$250,000 to $299,999: 588
$300,000 to $399,999: 901
$400,000 to $499,999: 443
$500,000 to $749,999: 539
$750,000 to $999,999: 210
$1,000,000 or more: 532

Destin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Destin:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 22
$500 to $549: 33
$550 to $599: 27
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 21
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 137
$900 to $999: 172
$1,000 to $1,249: 325
$1,250 to $1,499: 159
$1,500 to $1,999: 230
$2,000 or more: 38
No cash rent: 84

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 181 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 37 1975 to 1979: 59 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 221

Destin, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.8%
Number of people working at home: 162 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 326
5 to 9 minutes: 1055
10 to 14 minutes: 806
15 to 19 minutes: 976
20 to 24 minutes: 622
25 to 29 minutes: 157
30 to 34 minutes: 689
35 to 39 minutes: 67
40 to 44 minutes: 144
45 to 59 minutes: 185
60 to 89 minutes: 160
90 or more minutes: 78

Destin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,509 (83%)
Carpooled: 532 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 52 (1%)
Walked: 99 (2%)
Other means: 59 (1%)
Worked at home: 162 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 243
$10,000 to $14,999: 150
$15,000 to $19,999: 269
$20,000 to $24,999: 330
$25,000 to $29,999: 245
$30,000 to $34,999: 302
$35,000 to $39,999: 296
$40,000 to $44,999: 255
$45,000 to $49,999: 156
$50,000 to $59,999: 583
$60,000 to $74,999: 682
$75,000 to $99,999: 704
$100,000 to $124,999: 284
$125,000 to $149,999: 92
$150,000 to $199,999: 100
$200,000 or more: 252

First ancestries reported:

English: 1258

United States or American: 1252

German: 1131

Other groups: 949

Irish: 915

Italian: 583

Scottish: 369

French (except Basque): 340

Scotch-Irish: 318

Polish: 213

Dutch: 183

Norwegian: 122

Greek: 121

Swedish: 103

European: 67

Russian: 66

Arab:: 65

British: 53

French Canadian: 52

Hungarian: 48

Lebanese: 48

Welsh: 47

Belgian: 37

Czechoslovakian: 33

Australian: 21

Lithuanian: 21

Slovak: 21

Swiss: 19

Portuguese: 18

Brazilian: 16

Acadian/Cajun: 16

Yugoslavian: 16

Czech: 13

Ukrainian: 12

Slavic: 11

Armenian: 9

Scandinavian: 9

Egyptian: 9

Jordanian: 8

Romanian: 8

Finnish: 7

Danish: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (18%)
Germany (13%)
Vietnam (9%)
Canada (9%)
United Kingdom (8%)
France (5%)
Italy (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2633
Northeast: 1182
Midwest: 1697
South: 4485
West: 541

49% of Destin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 55
High school graduate (or equivalency): 804
Less than 1 year of college: 214
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 972
Associate degree: 350
Bachelor's degree: 969
Master's degree: 374
Professional school degree: 104
Doctorate degree: 78

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,062
Less than 1 year of college: 434
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 864
Associate degree: 427
Bachelor's degree: 870
Master's degree: 193
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 52

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 20.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 45.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 34.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,420
Black householders: $77,788
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,370
Asian householders: $64,103
Two or more races householders: $81,991
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $116,196

Destin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Destin household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Destin household income for Asian householders

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Destin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

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Destin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $354,684
Black or African American householders: $218,657
Asian householders: $362,970
Two or more races householders: $303,818
Hispanic or Latino householders: $377,240

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,053
One, attached: 495
Two: 55
3 or 4: 520
5 to 9: 593
10 to 19: 253
20 to 49: 1,054
50 or more: 3,299
Mobile homes: 165
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $61,373

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Destin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (75%) Utility gas (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (89%) Utility gas (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113

Here:	10.2%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	3.9%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	5.4%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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