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People Statistics · City estimate

Median age in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 300 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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Latest value · 2024 39.1years −0.1 since 2023 ± 1.6 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024 300 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.6
vs Okaloosa County +1.7 Okaloosa County: 37.4 · 2024
Median age, 2013 – 2024 years · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
−0.6 since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Median age · years
Fort Walton Beach
39.1
Okaloosa County
37.4
Florida
42.6
United States
38.9
World
30.4 · 2023

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 39.1 · 2024
First value 40.3 · 2013
Highest 41.7 · 2019
Lowest 39.1 · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton Beach±Change Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 39.1 1.6 −0.1 37.4 42.6 38.9 —
2023estimate 39.2 1.7 −0.5 37.3 42.6 38.7 30.4
2022estimate 39.7 1.9 +0.2 37.1 42.4 38.5 30.1
2021estimate 39.5 1.6 −1.9 36.9 42.3 38.4 29.8
2020estimate 41.4 2.5 −0.3 36.9 42.2 — 29.6
2019estimate 41.7 2.4 +1.5 36.9 42.0 — 29.3
2018estimate 40.2 2.2 −0.7 36.8 41.9 — 29.0
2017estimate 40.9 3.5 +0.9 36.7 41.8 — 28.8
2016estimate 40.0 3.4 −0.3 36.8 41.6 — 28.5
2015estimate 40.3 3.1 +0.6 36.8 41.4 — 28.3
2014estimate 39.7 3.3 −0.6 37.1 41.2 — 28.1
2013estimate 40.3 2.6 37.4 41.0 — 27.8

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · 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
#TerritoryMedian age
126 Alva 51.0
39 Anna Maria 64.3
124 Apalachicola 51.2
206 Apollo Beach 43.7
152 Atlantic Beach 48.6
45 Atlantis 61.9
204 Ave Maria 44.1
132 Aventura 50.3
293 Bagdad 39.4
101 Bal Harbour 53.8
333 Baldwin 36.5
317 Bay Harbor Islands 37.2
94 Bay Pines 54.9
138 Bayonet Point 50.0
193 Bayshore Gardens 45.2
385 Bell 28.4
362 Belle Glade 33.8
75 Belleair 57.4
74 Belleair Beach 57.5
50 Belleair Bluffs 61.2
218 Bellview 43.2
137 Beverly Hills 50.0
104 Big Pine Key 53.5
372 Biscayne Park 31.0
259 Bloomingdale 41.1
…
263 Fort Myers 40.9
28 Fort Myers Beach 66.1
292 Fort Pierce 39.5
245 Fort Walton Beach 41.4
291 Freeport 39.6
253 Fruit Cove 41.2
136 Fruitville 50.2
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

How it is calculated

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.