Editing Wright, Florida

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'''Wright''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Okaloosa County, Florida|Okaloosa County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 26,277 at the [[2020 United States census]], up from 23,127 at the [[2010 United States Census]]. It is part of the [[Crestview, Florida|Crestview]]&ndash;[[Destin, Florida|Fort Walton Beach&ndash;Destin, Florida]] [[Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Wright is located at {{coord|30|26|47|N|86|38|8|W|type:city}} (30.446373, -86.635420).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (1.26%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 18945
| 2000 = 21697
| 2010 = 23127
| 2020 = 26277
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 21,697 people, 9,134 households, and 5,507 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|3,967.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,004 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,829.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.24% of the population.

There were 9,134 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,940, and the median income for a family was $43,802. Males had a median income of $26,870 versus $21,646 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,746.  About 8.4% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Okaloosa County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Okaloosa County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]