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Wright, Florida.

A community in Okaloosa County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Okaloosa County’s.

Living in Wright, Okaloosa County, Florida

Wright, in Okaloosa County, had 26,277 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $70,195 a year and half less, against $81,998 across Okaloosa County; 17% of its people live below the poverty line. 54% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 46% are rented. Unemployment in Okaloosa County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 0.2% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 26,277 in the 2020 census; median age 34.4
Household income $70,195 the median, give or take $4,650 · Okaloosa County: $81,998
Unemployment 4.4% Okaloosa County, August 2026; 4.0% a year before
Homes 54% lived in by their owners; 46% rented
  • 11,100households
  • 28%of adults have a degree
  • 17%below the poverty line
  • 25 mintypical commute
  • 5%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care18%
  • Professional and business services18%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment14%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Building trades11%
  • Government7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Okaloosa County had 89,542 jobs in 2025, 0.2% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 63° and 45°; warmest in July, 91° and 76° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 63° 45° F M A M J J 91° 76° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 63° and 45°; warmest in July, 91° and 76° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 63° 45° F M A M J J 91° 76° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 63° and lows near 45°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 76°. About 55 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Destin Fort Walton Airport weather station, 11 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Wright

  1. HCA FL Ft Walton-destin HospGeneral hospital777FTE
  2. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters440
  3. Emerald Coast Personal CareHome health care agencies342
  4. Sam's ClubWarehouse clubs and supercenters197
  5. Lowe's Companies, INCHomecenter158
  6. Publix Super MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores144
  7. Sovereign Healthcare HoldingsSkilled nursing facilities123
  8. Miller - Fort Walton BeachElectrical contractors99

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 17 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,078 people in all. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LightningVery high
  2. HurricanesVery high
  3. TornadoesRelatively high
  4. Heat wavesrelatively high in parts of WrightRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate
  6. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Wright’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Okaloosa County.