Moving to Mary Esther, Florida

Population: 4,055. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,086 (+0.8% change)
Males: 2,051 (50.6%), Females: 2,004 (49.4%)

Okaloosa County

Zip code: 32569

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $42,647
Median house value: $90,900

Population by Race

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%)

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

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

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%

6.7% Foreign born (3.0% Europe, 2.4% Asia, 1.4% Latin America).

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

Hospitals

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)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mary Esther:

• HURLBURT FIELD (about 2 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; Abbreviation: HRT)
• PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: PNS)
• PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 71 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PFN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mary Esther:

• FORT WALTON BEACH (about 11 miles; NAVARRE, FL; Abbreviation: 1J9)
• DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH (about 14 miles; DESTIN, FL; Abbreviation: DTS)
• EGLIN AF AUX NR 3 DUKE (about 20 miles; VALPARAISO, FL; Abbreviation: EGI)

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 40 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
• GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
• JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 86 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
• BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)

Public primary/middle schools in Mary Esther:

• MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 320 MIRACLE STRIP PARKWAY; Grades: PK – 05)
• FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 549; Location: 1700 HIGHWAY 98 WEST; Grades: PK – 05)