Fort Walton Beach, FL Demographic Data
Fort Walton Beach, FL Summary
Fort Walton Beach is located in Okaloosa County in Florida
- Population: 19,822
- Area: 8.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,396.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.51 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Walton Beach, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,052
47%
50.8
Male
11,186
53%
49.2
Total Population
21,238
323,128,000
Fort Walton Beach, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,321
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,045
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,057
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,101
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,818
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,215
15.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,037
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,942
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,486
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,463
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,867
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,301
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
585
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,118
80.6%
77.2
Female
8,237
48.1%
51.3
Male
8,881
51.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,394
77.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,742
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,753
17.7%
15.2
Female
2,193
58.4%
55.8
Male
1,560
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Fort Walton Beach, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,405
96.1%
96.8
White
16,506
77.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,387
11.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
32
0.2%
0.8
Asian
715
3.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
61
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
26
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
237
1.1%
0.9
Japanese
68
0.3%
0.2
Korean
143
0.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
180
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
110
0.5%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
15
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
95
0.4%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
655
3.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
833
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,947
9.2%
17.8
Mexican
780
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
582
2.7%
1.7
Cuban
45
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
540
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,291
90.8%
82.2
Fort Walton Beach, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
425
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,156
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,248
28.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,097
27.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,340
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,193
14.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,437
9.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,581
10.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,315
89.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,630
24.3%
31.2
Fort Walton Beach, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,362
30.1%
33.7%
Now Married
7,754
43.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,816
15.8%
11.0%
Separated
353
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,530
8.6
5.8%
Fort Walton Beach, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,654
88.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,263
11.4%
21.6%
Spanish
1,001
5.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
443
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
806
4.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
13
0.1%
1.1%
Fort Walton Beach, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
745
8.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
446
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
999
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,097
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,176
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,833
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,100
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,050
11.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
296
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
205
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
50,091
57,617
Per capita income
28,047
31,128
Fort Walton Beach, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
154
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,840
18.2%
9.8
Construction
773
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,407
13.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
746
7.4%
6.6
Information
67
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
495
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
609
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,179
11.7%
11.4
Public administration
743
7.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,463
14.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
404
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
217
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,146
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,868
28.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
932
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,594
25.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,557
25.3%
18.1%
Fort Walton Beach, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,697
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,843
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,043
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.0%
5.1
Walked
169
1.6%
2.7
Other means
346
3.2%
1.8
Worked at home
293
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
Fort Walton Beach, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
560
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,372
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,624
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,391
15.5%
21.0
Fort Walton Beach, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,947
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,901
54.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,046
45.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,254
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Fort Walton Beach, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,201
1 room
227
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
434
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
940
9.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,304
12.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,417
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,976
19.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,317
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
843
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
743
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Walton Beach, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,201
1-unit, detached
6,668
65.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
401
3.9%
5.9
2-units
279
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
755
7.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
837
8.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
319
3.1%
4.4
20 or more units
834
8.2%
9.0
Mobile home
108
1.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Walton Beach, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
133
1.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
179
1.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,757
17.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,065
30.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,924
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,656
16.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
612
6.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
688
6.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
156
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.3%
1.4%
Fort Walton Beach, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,845
31.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
62
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
5,995
67.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
12
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
33
0.4%
1.1
Fort Walton Beach, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,751
47295100.0
Less than $500
41
1.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
62
2.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
160
5.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
269
9.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
661
24.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
731
26.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
827
30.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,097
40.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
543
19.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
237
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
183
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
680
24.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Walton Beach, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,914
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
38
1.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
52
1.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
59
1.5%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
171
4.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
224
5.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,327
33.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,043
52.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
132
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
941
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
504
13.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
308
8.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
360
9.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
581
15.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
303
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,734
45.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
256
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Walton Beach, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,901
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
139
2.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
681
13.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,268
25.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,027
21.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,047
21.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
485
9.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
196
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
58
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
164,100
205,000