Saint Mary's Catholic Church

The community around Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. About 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Poverty Rate: 26.2% (19.2–33.2%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.8% (12.4–23.2%)
• Child Poverty: 29.3% (15.3–43.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
• Diabetes: 13.8%
• Unemployment: 6.2% (3.5–8.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Fort Walton Beach city is served by 7 churches — about one congregation for every 3,856 residents.

Churches near Saint Mary's Catholic Church

• Fort Walton Beach Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St Mary Parish Life Center — 0.1 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
• Eternal Hope UCC — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Simon's on the Sound Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Striving For Perfection Ministries — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach — 0.5 mi away
• Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away