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Average household size in Fort Walton Beach
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
199 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 4, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2.34per household
−0.01
since 2023 ± 0.11 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
199 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.11
vs Okaloosa County
−0.14
Okaloosa County: 2.48 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
−0.11 since 2014
2
2.20
2.40
2.60
2.80
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Average household size · people per household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
2.34 · 2024
First value
2.40 · 2013
Highest
2.45 · 2014
Lowest
2.28 · 2017
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Fort Walton Beach | ± | Change | Okaloosa County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 2.34 | 0.11 | −0.01 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.53 |
| 2023estimate | 2.35 | 0.11 | +0.03 | 2.49 | 2.51 | 2.54 |
| 2022estimate | 2.32 | 0.10 | −0.01 | 2.48 | 2.53 | 2.57 |
| 2021estimate | 2.33 | 0.10 | −0.02 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 2.60 |
| 2020estimate | 2.35 | 0.11 | +0.06 | 2.54 | 2.62 | — |
| 2019estimate | 2.29 | 0.08 | ±0.00 | 2.54 | 2.65 | — |
| 2018estimate | 2.29 | 0.09 | +0.01 | 2.52 | 2.65 | — |
| 2017estimate | 2.28 | 0.09 | −0.03 | 2.51 | 2.64 | — |
| 2016estimate | 2.31 | 0.08 | −0.07 | 2.50 | 2.64 | — |
| 2015estimate | 2.38 | 0.09 | −0.07 | 2.50 | 2.63 | — |
| 2014estimate | 2.45 | 0.11 | +0.05 | 2.50 | 2.62 | — |
| 2013estimate | 2.40 | 0.11 | 2.47 | 2.61 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Alva | 2.74 | |
| 356 | Anna Maria | 1.85 | |
| 366 | Apalachicola | 1.78 | |
| 89 | Apollo Beach | 2.79 | |
| 250 | Atlantic Beach | 2.23 | |
| 224 | Atlantis | 2.27 | |
| 57 | Ave Maria | 2.95 | |
| 229 | Aventura | 2.26 | |
| 153 | Bagdad | 2.51 | |
| 302 | Bal Harbour | 2.08 | |
| 191 | Baldwin | 2.38 | |
| 84 | Bay Harbor Islands | 2.82 | |
| 348 | Bay Pines | 1.90 | |
| 293 | Bayonet Point | 2.10 | |
| 241 | Bayshore Gardens | 2.25 | |
| 110 | Bell | 2.70 | |
| 51 | Belle Glade | 3.00 | |
| 268 | Belleair | 2.18 | |
| 219 | Belleair Beach | 2.28 | |
| 358 | Belleair Bluffs | 1.83 | |
| 160 | Bellview | 2.49 | |
| 292 | Beverly Hills | 2.10 | |
| 223 | Big Pine Key | 2.27 | |
| 25 | Biscayne Park | 3.16 | |
| 79 | Bloomingdale | 2.85 | |
| … | |||
| 181 | Fort Myers | 2.40 | |
| 344 | Fort Myers Beach | 1.95 | |
| 143 | Fort Pierce | 2.57 | |
| 199 | Fort Walton Beach | 2.34 | |
| 127 | Freeport | 2.64 | |
| 42 | Fruit Cove | 3.04 | |
| 308 | Fruitville | 2.07 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
What it means
How many people share an average home.
How it is calculated
Residents of households divided by the number of households.
People
Statistics: Fort Walton Beach
Population
21,097
2025
Population of the urban area
55,900
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
1,066
2025
Size of the urban area
50
2025
Density of the urban area
1,118
2025
Median age
39.1
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
22.1%
2024
Residents 65 and over
19.7%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States