Crestview is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 28,234 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Crestview is the 115th largest community in Florida. Crestview has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Crestview, where the median household income is $61,311.00.Unlike some cities, Crestview isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Crestview are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crestview is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Crestview who work in food service (11.22%), management occupations (10.98%), and sales jobs (9.08%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Crestview, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Also of interest is that Crestview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.47% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Crestview, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.64 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Crestview are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.62% of adults in Crestview having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Crestview in 2022 was $30,354, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,416 for a family of four. However, Crestview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crestview is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crestview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crestview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crestview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crestview include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Crestview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
