Which ZIP code in Okaloosa County has the lowest median age?

32544 (Hurlburt Field), at 23.2 (±1.6), among 14 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Youngest ZIP codes in Okaloosa County, FL

These are the 14 ZIP codes in Okaloosa County with the lowest median age, out of 14 with at least 1,000 residents. 32544 (Hurlburt Field, 23.2), 32542 (Eglin Afb, 23.7) and 32580 (Valparaiso, 31.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Okaloosa County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Okaloosa County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	32544	Hurlburt Field	23.2 ±1.6	2,256	538	481
2	32542	Eglin Afb	23.7 ±0.8	3,578	900	1,619
3	32580	Valparaiso	31.3 ±4.9	4,194	1,833	2,026
4	32567	Laurel Hill	33.4 ±5.9	5,609	1,910	2,437
5	32536	Crestview	34.0 ±1.3	25,599	9,346	11,680
6	32547	Fort Walton Beach	34.9 ±1.9	35,527	14,391	16,726
7	32539	Crestview	35.7 ±1.5	33,290	11,835	13,085
8	32569	Mary Esther	36.8 ±1.8	12,063	5,030	5,597
9	32548	Fort Walton Beach	40.2 ±1.6	23,774	10,333	12,534
10	32531	Baker	41.7 ±4.4	7,314	2,955	3,060
11	32541	Destin	42.6 ±2.2	18,855	8,446	15,351
12	32578	Niceville	43.1 ±2.3	34,738	13,668	15,069
13	32579	Shalimar	45.8 ±1.8	10,506	4,516	4,954
14	32564	Holt	51.6 ±7.4	2,676	1,150	1,471

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 14 of 14 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Younger ZIP codes skew toward renters, students and young families: fitness, quick-service food, apartments, entertainment and first-time-buyer offers.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 14,527 households, on 29 carrier routes with 18,243 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Okaloosa County has the lowest median age?: 32544 (Hurlburt Field), at 23.2 (±1.6), among 14 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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