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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 7, 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

2022 · 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
390 Captiva 30
389 Goodland 53
388 Layton 59
387 Otter Creek 75
386 Ebro 105
385 Canal Point 111
384 Sea Ranch Lakes 172
383 Pineland 177
382 Sopchoppy 177
381 Bell 177
380 Golden Beach 179
379 Laurel Hill 183
378 Jay 271
377 Duck Key 300
376 Yankeetown 302
375 Steinhatchee 304
374 St Leo 308
373 Melbourne Village 326
372 Seville 336
371 Jupiter Island 342
370 Chokoloskee 364
369 Hastings 365
368 Panacea 395
367 Shalimar 396
366 Cedar Key 407
…
135 Marco Island 8,276
134 Palm Springs 8,800
133 DeBary 8,805
132 Fort Walton Beach 8,840
131 Seminole 8,974
130 Pace 9,007
129 Ruskin 9,008
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.