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Statistics · City
estimate
Income per person in Fort Walton Beach
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
244 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 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
$37,937
−0.1%
since 2023 ± $2,341 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
244 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+40%
+3.2% a year on average
vs Okaloosa County
−14%
Okaloosa County: $44,070 · 2024
Income per person, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
+40% since 2014
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
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 Income per person · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$37,937 · 2024
First value
$26,824 · 2013
Highest
$37,973 · 2023
Lowest
$26,824 · 2013
Average change
+3.2% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Fort Walton Beach | ± | Change | Okaloosa County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $37,937 | $2,341 | −0.1% | $44,070 | $42,609 | $44,673 |
| 2023estimate | $37,973 | $2,732 | +4.8% | $42,261 | $41,055 | $43,289 |
| 2022estimate | $36,251 | $2,574 | +12% | $40,002 | $38,850 | $41,261 |
| 2021estimate | $32,350 | $2,194 | +5.3% | $36,762 | $35,216 | $37,638 |
| 2020estimate | $30,732 | $2,153 | −2.0% | $34,357 | $32,848 | — |
| 2019estimate | $31,359 | $1,967 | +8.4% | $33,019 | $31,619 | — |
| 2018estimate | $28,923 | $1,361 | −2.8% | $31,901 | $30,197 | — |
| 2017estimate | $29,750 | $1,653 | +6.1% | $30,775 | $28,774 | — |
| 2016estimate | $28,047 | $1,615 | +4.2% | $29,603 | $27,598 | — |
| 2015estimate | $26,914 | $1,654 | −0.5% | $28,902 | $26,829 | — |
| 2014estimate | $27,049 | $2,137 | +0.8% | $29,082 | $26,499 | — |
| 2013estimate | $26,824 | $1,874 | $28,600 | $26,236 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income per person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | Alva | $30,754 | |
| 93 | Anna Maria | $37,616 | |
| 266 | Apalachicola | $21,849 | |
| 89 | Apollo Beach | $38,106 | |
| 64 | Atlantic Beach | $43,785 | |
| 23 | Atlantis | $58,413 | |
| 52 | Aventura | $46,137 | |
| 316 | Bagdad | $18,079 | |
| 34 | Bal Harbour | $52,081 | |
| 357 | Baldwin | $15,231 | |
| 60 | Bay Harbor Islands | $44,498 | |
| 206 | Bay Pines | $26,176 | |
| 302 | Bayonet Point | $18,958 | |
| 293 | Bayshore Gardens | $20,025 | |
| 353 | Bell | $15,678 | |
| 363 | Belle Glade | $14,154 | |
| 45 | Belleair | $48,688 | |
| 17 | Belleair Beach | $65,130 | |
| 112 | Belleair Bluffs | $34,770 | |
| 219 | Bellview | $25,009 | |
| 331 | Beverly Hills | $17,132 | |
| 108 | Big Pine Key | $35,613 | |
| 133 | Biscayne Park | $32,422 | |
| 132 | Bloomingdale | $32,440 | |
| 43 | Boca Raton | $48,918 | |
| … | |||
| 249 | Fort Myers | $23,096 | |
| 28 | Fort Myers Beach | $54,973 | |
| 343 | Fort Pierce | $16,479 | |
| 190 | Fort Walton Beach | $27,049 | |
| 268 | Freeport | $21,725 | |
| 73 | Fruit Cove | $41,464 | |
| 166 | Fruitville | $28,808 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014
What it means
Average income per resident.
How it is calculated
Total money income of residents divided by the population, from the survey.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Fort Walton Beach
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$19B
2024 · Okaloosa County
Economic growth
1.4%
2024 · Okaloosa County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.8%
2025 · Okaloosa County
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.4%
Aug 2026 · Okaloosa County
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
65.9%
2024
Labour force
100K
2025 · Okaloosa County
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida