Navarre is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 40,817 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Navarre is the 85th largest community in Florida. Navarre 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 Navarre, where the median household income is $97,376.00.
There are many members of the armed forces living in Navarre. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
Also of interest is that Navarre has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Navarre telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Because of many things, Navarre is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Navarre really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Navarre perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One of the nice things about Navarre is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Navarre, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.79 minutes every day commuting to work.
Even though Navarre is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The education level of Navarre citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.15% of adults in Navarre have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Navarre in 2022 was $40,018, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,072 for a family of four. However, Navarre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Navarre is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Navarre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Navarre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Navarre also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Navarre include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Navarre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.