| ECONOMY | Richmond | Fort Walton Beach | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.00% | 7.20% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 1.95% | 3.14% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 36.90% | 39.08% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.25% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,443 | $22,734 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $46,120 | $41,921 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 12.44% | 13.26% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 13.53% | 11.92% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.04% | 14.56% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.39% | 21.03% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.60% | 19.31% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 9.89% | 10.60% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 10.48% | 6.98% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 5.00% | 1.72% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.46% | 0.57% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.16% | 0.05% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.27% | 12.24% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 13.01% | 17.53% | 20.61% |
| Service | 22.71% | 20.92% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 25.14% | 27.32% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.66% | 0.04% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 15.41% | 11.33% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 12.84% | 10.60% | 14.05% |
