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People Statistics · City estimate

Households in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 136 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 1, 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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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

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

Compared with Households · number
Fort Walton Beach 8,817
Okaloosa County 85,411
Florida 8.8M
United States 129M

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

YearFort Walton Beach±Change Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited 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

2016 · 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
#TerritoryHouseholds
1 Jacksonville 322K
2 Miami 162K
3 Tampa 145K
4 St. Petersburg 107K
5 Fort Lauderdale 73,315
6 Hialeah 70,430
7 Cape Coral 60,549
8 Port St. Lucie 60,512
9 Hollywood 56,686
10 Pembroke Pines 56,035
11 Clearwater 46,566
12 Miami Beach 44,190
13 West Palm Beach 41,795
14 Coral Springs 41,017
15 Brandon 40,879
16 Pompano Beach 40,720
17 Spring Hill 39,092
18 Miramar 38,964
19 Boca Raton 38,041
20 Palm Bay 37,963
21 Largo 36,636
22 Davie 33,810
23 Plantation 33,652
24 Melbourne 33,592
25 Deerfield Beach 32,024
…
109 Sebastian 9,204
110 Punta Gorda 9,142
111 Westchester 9,024
112 Fort Walton Beach 8,947
113 Bellview 8,834
114 Parkland 8,826
115 Holiday 8,776
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.