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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 235 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
+3.4 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Fort Walton Beach
19.7%
Florida
21.3%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 19.7% · 2024
First value 16.3% · 2013
Highest 19.7% · 2024
Lowest 16.3% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 19.7% +0.8 pp 16.6% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 18.9% −0.2 pp 16.4% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 19.1% +0.6 pp 16.3% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 18.5% −0.9 pp 15.8% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 19.4% +0.1 pp 16.0% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 19.3% +1.1 pp 15.7% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 18.2% −0.7 pp 15.4% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 18.8% +1.2 pp 15.1% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 17.7% +0.2 pp 15.1% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 17.5% +1.1 pp 14.7% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 16.4% +0.1 pp 14.4% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 16.3% 14.1% 17.8% — 7.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
87 Alva 33.0%
25 Anna Maria 54.2%
135 Apalachicola 28.0%
229 Apollo Beach 19.7%
160 Atlantic Beach 24.7%
40 Atlantis 46.9%
226 Ave Maria 19.9%
131 Aventura 28.3%
286 Bagdad 16.7%
107 Bal Harbour 31.5%
304 Baldwin 15.5%
353 Bay Harbor Islands 11.7%
80 Bay Pines 34.8%
99 Bayonet Point 32.1%
125 Bayshore Gardens 28.7%
332 Bell 13.4%
311 Belle Glade 14.8%
77 Belleair 35.1%
75 Belleair Beach 35.5%
67 Belleair Bluffs 37.4%
251 Bellview 18.0%
113 Beverly Hills 30.7%
187 Big Pine Key 22.6%
377 Biscayne Park 8.5%
322 Bloomingdale 14.2%
…
189 Fort Myers 22.4%
20 Fort Myers Beach 56.3%
207 Fort Pierce 20.8%
240 Fort Walton Beach 19.1%
288 Freeport 16.7%
326 Fruit Cove 14.2%
158 Fruitville 25.0%
…

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

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.