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Population (year 2000): 6,408. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,365 (-0.7% change)
Males: 3,987 (62.2%), Females: 2,421 (37.8%)
Okaloosa County
Zip code:
32580
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $39,521 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,000 (year 2000)
Races in Valparaiso:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.7%)
- Black (9.9%)
- Hispanic (9.2%)
- Other race (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (12.6%), Irish (12.4%),
English (11.2%), United States (8.5%), Italian (4.5%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 55 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Valparaiso
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Valparaiso city
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 45.3%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 13.0%
6.6% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.8%
Asia, 1.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +285 (+4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Valparaiso:
- TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NICEVILLE, FL)
- FORT WALTON BEACH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL)
- GULF COAST TREATMENT CENTER (about 11 miles; FORT
WALTON BEACH, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Valparaiso:
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 15 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
- PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; PENSACOLA, FL;
ID: PNS)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 62 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Valparaiso:
- DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH (about 8 miles; DESTIN, FL;
ID: DTS)
- EGLIN AF AUX NR 3 DUKE (about 10 miles; VALPARAISO,
FL; ID: EGI)
- BOB SIKES (about 18 miles; CRESTVIEW, FL; ID: CEW)
Amtrak station near Valparaiso:
- 18 miles: CRESTVIEW (101 N. MAIN ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Valparaiso:
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 48 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 50 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 92 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 97 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
Public primary/middle schools in Valparaiso:
- ADDIE R. LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 611;
Location: 281 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VALPARAISO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 497;
Location: 379 EDGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
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