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Service 45 28. Okaloosa County School District Work Plan, Funded Capacity Projects: 46 Concurrency Service Area 5 47 29. Concurrency Service Area 6— 5- Year Work Plan 48 30. Concurrency Service Area 6 — Levels of Service 31. Okaloosa County School District Work Plan, Funded Capacity Projects: 48 Concurrency Service Area 6 Maps Population 2004 — Dot Density by Traffic Analysis Zone ( TAZ) 8 1. Population 2025.— Dot Density by Traffic Analysis Zone ( TAZ) 9 2. 15 3. Elementary School Attendance Districts 4. Middle School Attendance Districts 16 High School Attendance Districts 17 5. 27 PSFE Map A. Schools and School Concurrency Service Areas ( CSAs) 35 PSFE Map B. 5- Year District Facilities Plan 18 PSFE Map C. Ancillary Facilities Appendix i. Interlocal Agreement ii. Facilities Work Program iii. Educational Plant Survey 0 Okaloosa County—9- 27- 07 3 Final Deliverable Okaloosa County Public Schools Facilities Element Data & Analysis Introduction Okaloosa County is located on the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Panhandle. The County encompasses a total of 1, 082 square miles. There are nine incorporated municipalities within Okaloosa County —the Cities of Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Laurel Hill, Mary Esther, Niceville and Valparaiso, and the Towns of Cinco Bayou and Shalimar. According to the April 1, 2006 population estimate by the University of Florida' s Bureau of Economic and Business Research ( BEBR), a total of 157, 799 persons live in Okaloosa County. Population and Housing Population Characteristics The population of Okaloosa County has grown by 79, 019 persons between 1980 and 2006, with a fluctuating growth rate over the past three decades, with the greatest percentage of increase in the 70' s and 90' s ( Table 1). Most growth has occurred in the unincorporated areas surrounding the City of Crestview and in all area south of Eglin Air Force Base. Table 1: Okaloosa County Population Growth 1950 to 2006 Okaloosa Average 10 Year Unincorporated 10 Year Unincorporated Year County Total Annual Increase Okaloosa County Increase as % of Total Population Growth 1950 27, 533 1960 61, 175 33, 642 12. 2% 1970 88, 187 27, 012 4. 4% 45, 032 51. 1% 1980 109, 920 21, 733 2. 5% 62, 057 3. 78% 56. 5% 1990 143, 777 33, 857 3. 1% 83, 810 3. 51% 58. 3% 2000 170, 498 26, 721 1. 9% 100, 849 2. 03% 59. 1% 2006 188, 939 18, 441 1. 8% 112, 354 1. 90% 59. 5% US Bureau of the Census; 2006 Estimate, Florida Estimates of Population, Bureau of Economic& Business Source: Research, University of Florida Last row contains 6 year increase from 2000 to 2006 As shown in Table 2, the City of Crestview and the Town of Shalimar have doubled population since The populations of Cinco Bayou, Fort Walton Beach, Mary 1990. Esther and Laurel Hill have remained flat over the same period. With a median age of 36. 2 years ( 2000), the age of Okaloosa County' s population is close to the state and national average ages. The Florida median age is 38. 7 years and Okaloosa County—9- 27- 07 4 Final Deliverable Okaloosa County Public Schools Facilities Element Data & Analysis  the national median age is 35. 3 years. The percentage of persons under age 18 in Okaloosa County is 24. 7%, compared to 22. 9% for the State and 25. 7% nationally. Table 2: Okaloosa County Population Characteristics by Municipality Fort Cinco Laurel Mary Unincorporated Year Crestview Destin Wa t n Niceville Shalimar Valparaiso Bayou Hill Esther County Beach 1990 322 9, 886 8, 080 21, 476 543 4, 139 10, 507 341 4, 672 83, 810 2000 1 377 1 14, 766 111, 1191 19, 973 549 1 1 4, 055 1 11, 684 718 1 6, 408 1 100, 849 2006* 1 361 1 18, 389 112, 0711 20, 735 1 590 1 4, 207 1 13, 019 1 727 1 6486 112, 354 2000 Population Characteristics: Median Age I 38. 2 1 32. 4 1 42. 6 1 38. 8 1 41. 3 1 38. 3 1 40. 2 1 40. 3 1 33. 6 36. 2 Under 18 I 0. 1 1 10. 2 1 5. 1 1 10. 6 1 0. 4 1 2. 2 1 6. 4 1 0. 4 1 2. 5 1 24. 7 Over 65 1 0. 2 1 15. 6 1 9. 4 1 15. 8 1 0. 4 1 2. 6 1 7. 3 1 0. 4 1 0. 4 1 12. 1 Source: US Bureau of the Census; ' 2006 Estimate, Florida Estimates of Population, Bureau of Economic& Business Research, University of Florida. School Age Population As shown in Table 3, Okaloosa County' s school age population ( 5- 17) was 31, 290 in 2000. This represented 19. 1% of the total 2000 population compared to 16. 9% for the State. This percentage is forecast to decline to 15. 3% by 2030 due to decreasing family size and aging of the population. Table 3: Okaloosa County School Age & Total Population, 2000- 2030 Avg Avg School Age o l AA School Age Annual Numerical Annual Total Numerical Year Population Population Change Percent Population Change Percent Ages 5- 17) of Total) Total Change Change 2000 31, 290 170, 498 19. 1% 2005* 32, 503 1, 213 0. 7% 188, 939 18, 441 2. 2% 17. 2% 207, 700 18, 761 2. 0% 16. 5% 2010** 1 34, 250 1 1, 747 1. 1% 17, 000 1. 6% 16. 2% 2015** 1 36, 355 1 2, 105 1. 2% 224, 700 240, 300 15, 600 1. 4% 16. 1% 2020** 1 38, 578 1 2, 223 1. 2% 253, 800 13, 500 1. 1% 15. 7% 2025** 1 39, 968 1 1, 390 0. 7% 266, 500 12, 700 1. 0% 15. 3% 2030** 1 40, 902 1 934 0. 5%. Source: Bureau of Economic& Business Research Population Studies, University of Florida, 2006. Estimate Projection 0 Okaloosa County- 9- 27- 07 5 Final Deliverable Okaloosa County Public Schools Facilities Element Data & Analysis ne Housing Characteristics As shown in Table 4, there were 66, 269 housing units in Okaloosa County in 2000. Of this total, 66. 4 % were occupied and 33. 6% were vacant. Approximately 34. 5% were seasonal units and the average household size was 2. 49 persons. ( US Census 2000) Table 4: Okaloosa County 2000 Housing Characteristics Fort Cinco Laurel Mary