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People Statistics · City estimate

Children under 18 in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 104 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
People · Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 22.1% −0.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 104 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +0.7 pp
vs Okaloosa County −0.5 pp Okaloosa County: 22.6% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
+0.7 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Fort Walton Beach
22.1%
Okaloosa County
22.6%
Florida
19.5%
United States
22.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 22.1% · 2024
First value 20.2% · 2013
Highest 22.7% · 2022
Lowest 17.8% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 22.1% −0.2 pp 22.6% 19.5% 22.0%
2023estimate 22.3% −0.4 pp 22.6% 19.6% 22.2%
2022estimate 22.7% +0.3 pp 22.3% 19.6% 22.1%
2021estimate 22.4% +1.5 pp 22.4% 20.0% 22.5%
2020estimate 20.9% +3.0 pp 22.2% 19.9% —
2019estimate 17.8% −1.6 pp 22.2% 20.0% —
2018estimate 19.4% +0.8 pp 22.2% 20.1% —
2017estimate 18.6% −0.8 pp 22.3% 20.3% —
2016estimate 19.4% −0.9 pp 22.2% 20.4% —
2015estimate 20.3% −1.1 pp 22.3% 20.6% —
2014estimate 21.4% +1.2 pp 22.3% 20.8% —
2013estimate 20.2% 22.3% 21.0% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryChildren under 18
312 Alva 11.0%
350 Anna Maria 6.9%
154 Apalachicola 19.9%
141 Apollo Beach 20.6%
233 Atlantic Beach 17.0%
308 Atlantis 11.6%
273 Aventura 14.7%
196 Bagdad 18.4%
245 Bal Harbour 16.4%
57 Baldwin 25.4%
40 Bay Harbor Islands 27.0%
285 Bay Pines 13.9%
189 Bayonet Point 18.6%
127 Bayshore Gardens 21.1%
107 Bell 21.9%
28 Belle Glade 28.1%
242 Belleair 16.5%
293 Belleair Beach 13.1%
314 Belleair Bluffs 10.8%
211 Bellview 17.8%
156 Beverly Hills 19.8%
263 Big Pine Key 15.4%
32 Biscayne Park 27.5%
76 Bloomingdale 24.2%
251 Boca Raton 16.1%
…
148 Fort Myers 20.2%
376 Fort Myers Beach 3.3%
66 Fort Pierce 24.8%
164 Fort Walton Beach 19.4%
98 Freeport 22.8%
38 Fruit Cove 27.0%
197 Fruitville 18.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

The share of residents who are children and teenagers.

How it is calculated

Residents under 18 divided by the total population.