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Housing Statistics · City estimate

Homeownership rate in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 286 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

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

Homeownership rate, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
+3.6 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 Homeownership rate · percent
Fort Walton Beach
61.8%
Florida
67.6%

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

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 61.8% · 2024
First value 60.7% · 2013
Highest 61.8% · 2024
Lowest 54.8% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 61.8% +2.1 pp 68.4% 67.6% 65.2%
2023estimate 59.7% −1.2 pp 67.8% 67.3% 65.0%
2022estimate 60.9% +1.9 pp 67.2% 66.9% 64.8%
2021estimate 59.1% −2.2 pp 65.6% 66.4% 64.6%
2020estimate 61.3% +2.2 pp 66.0% 66.2% —
2019estimate 59.1% +1.9 pp 63.4% 65.4% —
2018estimate 57.2% +0.8 pp 63.0% 65.0% —
2017estimate 56.3% +1.6 pp 63.3% 64.8% —
2016estimate 54.8% −1.2 pp 63.3% 64.8% —
2015estimate 56.0% −2.2 pp 63.5% 65.3% —
2014estimate 58.2% −2.5 pp 64.6% 66.1% —
2013estimate 60.7% 66.1% 67.1% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryHomeownership rate
391 Hurlburt Field 0.0%
390 Eglin AFB 0.0%
389 University 12.9%
388 Canal Point 21.6%
387 Naranja 24.5%
386 Stock Island 27.6%
385 Opa-locka 28.9%
384 Miami 30.8%
383 Florida City 31.2%
382 Mangonia Park 31.8%
381 Hastings 31.9%
380 Pembroke Park 32.0%
379 Otter Creek 34.7%
378 Gladeview 34.7%
377 Brownsville 35.7%
376 Jay 38.2%
375 Chiefland 39.1%
374 Immokalee 39.7%
373 Pinewood 40.4%
372 Miami Beach 40.9%
371 Sweetwater 42.1%
370 North Bay Village 42.4%
369 Belle Glade 42.6%
368 Tice 43.4%
367 North Miami 43.5%
…
289 Crestview 61.2%
288 Wilton Manors 61.6%
287 Largo 61.7%
286 Fort Walton Beach 61.8%
285 North Redington Beach 62.0%
284 South Miami Heights 62.1%
283 Kendall 62.2%
…

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

What it means

The share of homes lived in by their owners.

How it is calculated

Owner-occupied homes divided by all occupied homes.