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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 7, 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryHomeownership rate
1 Chokoloskee 100.0%
2 Wabasso Beach 98.2%
3 Jupiter Farms 97.5%
4 Indian River Shores 97.1%
5 Sewall's Point 95.7%
6 Malabar 95.6%
7 Pineland 94.1%
8 Southwest Ranches 93.9%
9 South Beach 93.1%
10 Tierra Verde 93.0%
11 Golden Beach 93.0%
12 Longboat Key 92.7%
13 Trinity 92.6%
14 Grant-Valkaria 92.6%
15 Horseshoe Beach 92.3%
16 Citrus Hills 91.6%
17 Anna Maria 91.6%
18 The Acreage 91.3%
19 Melbourne Village 91.2%
20 Hernando Beach 91.2%
21 St Leo 90.9%
22 Homosassa 90.1%
23 Ponce Inlet 89.7%
24 Alva 89.4%
25 Jupiter Island 89.3%
…
292 Sarasota 57.5%
293 Surfside 57.4%
294 West Miami 57.3%
295 Fort Walton Beach 57.2%
296 Fellsmere 57.2%
297 Stuart 56.8%
298 Largo 56.7%
…

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

What it means

The share of homes lived in by their owners.

How it is calculated

Owner-occupied homes divided by all occupied homes.