ZIP Code 32542

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Okaloosa County, Florida.

Population: 3,917
Median household income: $69,286

ZIP Code 32542 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Okaloosa County, Florida, home to about 3,917 residents. At $69,286, its median household income sits below Okaloosa County's $79,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 32542's population grew 25.2% from 3,128 to 3,917, while its median gross rent rose 28.3% from $1,472 to $1,888.

34.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 0.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,917
Median age: 22.8 yrs
Median household income: $69,286
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,888
Housing units: 1,062
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1283,917

Median household income

$45,391$69,286

Median gross rent

$1,472$1,888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	3,128	$45,391	$1,472
2020	3,725	$47,250	$1,674
2021	4,244	$57,553	$1,814
2022	3,841	$66,100	$1,839
2023	3,917	$69,286	$1,888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2431.2%

25 to 3425.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 541.9%

55 to 640.5%

65 to 741.7%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	430	11.0%
5 to 17	708	18.1%
18 to 24	1,223	31.2%
25 to 34	980	25.0%
35 to 44	417	10.6%
45 to 54	75	1.9%
55 to 64	18	0.5%
65 to 74	66	1.7%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,173	55.5%
Black or African American	258	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.4%
Asian	201	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Some other race	55	1.4%
Two or more races	298	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	913	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate16.2%

Some college or associate's43.8%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	5.1%
High school graduate	252	16.2%
Some college or associate's	682	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	369	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	174	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,735	73.1%
Carpooled	301	12.7%
Public transit	19	0.8%
Walked	242	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,479	64.4%
15 to 29 min	595	25.9%
30 to 44 min	173	7.5%
45 to 59 min	24	1.0%
60+ min	26	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 4.5% (128 of 2,844)

	Count	Share
Family households	767	79.2%
Nonfamily households	201	20.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2012

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	968	91.1%
Vacant	94	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	968	100.0%

1-unit, detached25.9%

1-unit, attached57.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units13.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	275	25.9%
1-unit, attached	612	57.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	33	3.1%
20 or more units	142	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 32542

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