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Population (year 2000): 656. Estimated
population in July 2005: 772 (+17.7% change)
Males: 307 (46.8%), Females: 349 (53.2%)
Walton County
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $24,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,800 (year 2000)
Races in Paxton:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Black (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (29.7%), Irish
(13.4%), English (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Scottish (2.3%),
German (1.8%).
Elevation: 314 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paxton
- High school or higher: 55.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paxton town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 15.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+9.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Paxton:
- FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FLORALA,
AL)
- HEALTHMARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OPP, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paxton:
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 47 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 66 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 70 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paxton:
- FLORALA MUNI (about 4 miles; FLORALA, AL; ID: 0J4)
- BOB SIKES (about 21 miles; CRESTVIEW, FL; ID: CEW)
- DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (about 22 miles; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS,
FL; ID: 54J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paxton:
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 66 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 70 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 70 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 87 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
Public primary/middle school in Paxton:
- PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 667; Location:
21893 US HIGHWAY 331 NO; Grades: PK - 12)
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