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Fort Walton Beach Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fort Walton Beach Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,998

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
17.1%
18 - 24:
6.8%
25 - 34:
12.0%
35 - 54:
26.4%
55 - 64:
13.0%
Over 65 Years:
19.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.3%
3.3%
92.1%
92.1%
27.5%
27.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fort Walton Beach
USA
$36,251
$36,251
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Fort Walton Beach
USA
$61,820
$61,820
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.5%

Employment Industries

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Accommodation
Retail
Healthcare
Public Service
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Education
Transportation
Manufacturing
Finance
Administration
Real estate
Arts
18.0%
18.0%
11.9%
11.9%
10.5%
10.5%
8.5%
8.5%
8.4%
8.4%
7.2%
7.2%
6.8%
6.8%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
67.7%
67.7%
11.1%
11.1%
10.9%
10.9%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scottish
Italian
European
Russian
Polish
British
Greek
Scots-Irish
French
Welsh
Dutch
Swedish
French Canadian
Portuguese
Norwegian
Jamaican
Finnish
12.4%
12.4%
11.7%
11.7%
10.0%
10.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.6%
3.6%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Thai
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
French
Chinese
Russian
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Slavic languages
Korean
Pacific Island languages
Serbo-Croatian
Japanese
Polish
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
86.0%
86.0%
7.7%
7.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fort Walton Beach Residents

9.3%


Zip Codes in Fort Walton Beach, FL