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A town of 473, platted in 1940. A regional job hub with 493 jobs.
Cinco Bayou’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, against 27 minutes in Florida’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Cinco Bayou’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Florida’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Cinco Bayou has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Cinco Bayou beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 643 in 1960, a low of 202 in 1980, 457 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1938 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cinco Bayou. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
4 mi MuseumAir Force Armament Museum23 mi Zoo & aquariumGulf Breeze Zoo
36 mi MuseumPensacola Museum of History
36 mi MuseumPensacola Museum of Art
26 mi MuseumBaker Block MuseumGulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Air Force Armament Museum: Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pensacola Museum of History: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Pensacola Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Baker Block Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cinco Bayou, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Cinco Bayou.
The share of workers in Cinco Bayou who do their job from home: 8%. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Fort Walton Beach (30%), Destin (9%) and Wright (5%).
| Cinco Bayou | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinco Christain School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 247 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
For Cinco Bayou, the FEMA risk score is 84 of 100. Expected losses in Cinco Bayou break down as 67% from hurricanes and 16% from inland flooding. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2014.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The age of the median resident in Cinco Bayou is 43.9 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 11% of residents (20% statewide). In Cinco Bayou, 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. This Florida town has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 473 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Cinco Bayou | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 31% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Cinco Bayou | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 43° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults 18 to 64 in Cinco Bayou, the share who have no health insurance is 11%. Among adults locally, 19% have been diagnosed with depression and 76% had a checkup this year.
| Cinco Bayou | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cinco Bayou | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 0.2 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glenwood Park and Nature Trail | 0.1 mi | 9 |
| 2. Cinco Bayou Laguna Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Winn Davis Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among households in Cinco Bayou, 65% live in a home they own. For Cinco Bayou, the typical rent is $1,643 a month.
| Cinco Bayou | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,643 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cinco Bayou
About 3 of every 100 Cinco Bayou residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Cinco Bayou’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Florida, United States
Cinco Bayou is a town in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The Town of Cinco Bayou is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 457 at the 2020 census, up from 383 at the 2010 census.
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Cinco Bayou has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
