Panhandle · Jackson County

Living in Malone, Florida

Malone is a town in Jackson County, with about 1,998 people.1 It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 656 people per square mile.1,3

1,9981people
$82,5001median home value
$684/mo1median rent
41.21median age

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Jackson Hospital, in Marianna, about 15 miles away.2

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in the Panhandle

Florida's far northwest: sugar-white Gulf beaches, Navy and Air Force towns, and a Southern pace.4

Hazards: Hurricanes hit hard here. Michael came ashore at Mexico Beach in October 2018 as a Category 5 with 160 mph winds and a storm surge about 14 feet deep, damaged every building on Tyndall Air Force Base, and was blamed for 50 deaths in Florida. It was the strongest landfall ever recorded on the Panhandle. Ivan in 2004 and Sally in 2020 also battered the Pensacola area.4,5,6,7

Visitor information

Jackson County's official tourism office: Visit Jackson County.8 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Panhandle preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Malone town card

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Other places in Jackson County

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I lived in Fort Walton Beach and Destin for 11 years.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Malone as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Malone can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Eglin Air Force Base (Wikipedia)
  5. Pensacola climate summaries (National Weather Service, Mobile)
  6. Pensacola (Wikipedia)
  7. Hurricane Michael (Wikipedia)
  8. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05