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Households in Fort Walton Beach
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
136 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
8 figures
People
24 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
8,817
+0.9%
since 2023 ± 423 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
136 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+8.8%
+0.8% a year on average
share of Okaloosa County
10.3%
Okaloosa County: 85,411 · 2024
Households, 2013 – 2024 number
+8.8% since 2014
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10K
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Households · number
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
8,817 · 2024
First value
8,112 · 2013
Highest
9,380 · 2019
Lowest
8,103 · 2014
Average change
+0.8% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Fort Walton Beach | ± | Change | Okaloosa County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 8,817 | 423 | +0.9% | 85,411 | 8.8M | 129M |
| 2023estimate | 8,739 | 401 | −1.1% | 84,123 | 8.6M | 127M |
| 2022estimate | 8,840 | 372 | +0.7% | 83,334 | 8.4M | 126M |
| 2021estimate | 8,775 | 398 | −5.1% | 81,785 | 8.2M | 124M |
| 2020estimate | 9,246 | 421 | −1.4% | 79,235 | 7.9M | — |
| 2019estimate | 9,380 | 353 | +0.6% | 77,962 | 7.7M | — |
| 2018estimate | 9,321 | 392 | +2.1% | 77,403 | 7.6M | — |
| 2017estimate | 9,131 | 366 | +2.1% | 76,574 | 7.5M | — |
| 2016estimate | 8,947 | 323 | +5.2% | 76,140 | 7.4M | — |
| 2015estimate | 8,502 | 326 | +4.9% | 74,884 | 7.3M | — |
| 2014estimate | 8,103 | 400 | −0.1% | 73,655 | 7.2M | — |
| 2013estimate | 8,112 | 365 | 73,253 | 7.2M | — |
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 | Households | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 394K | |
| 2 | Miami | 195K | |
| 3 | Tampa | 166K | |
| 4 | St. Petersburg | 119K | |
| 5 | Port St. Lucie | 83,952 | |
| 6 | Cape Coral | 82,914 | |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale | 80,999 | |
| 8 | Hialeah | 77,044 | |
| 9 | Pembroke Pines | 64,875 | |
| 10 | Hollywood | 61,409 | |
| 11 | West Palm Beach | 52,522 | |
| 12 | Clearwater | 49,998 | |
| 13 | Pompano Beach | 47,167 | |
| 14 | Brandon | 45,896 | |
| 15 | Palm Bay | 45,850 | |
| 16 | Spring Hill | 45,571 | |
| 17 | Coral Springs | 45,204 | |
| 18 | Miramar | 45,029 | |
| 19 | Miami Beach | 41,600 | |
| 20 | Boca Raton | 41,450 | |
| 21 | Palm Coast | 39,807 | |
| 22 | Lehigh Acres | 39,470 | |
| 23 | Riverview | 39,297 | |
| 24 | Davie | 38,677 | |
| 25 | Fort Myers | 38,364 | |
| … | |||
| 133 | Glenvar Heights | 9,241 | |
| 134 | Seminole | 9,084 | |
| 135 | Palm Springs | 8,999 | |
| 136 | Fort Walton Beach | 8,817 | |
| 137 | Panama City Beach | 8,713 | |
| 138 | Marco Island | 8,609 | |
| 139 | Cocoa | 8,531 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
What it means
The number of homes lived in by a household.
How it is calculated
Occupied homes counted in the census or survey; a household is everybody who lives in one home.
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