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Housing Statistics · City estimate

Seasonal & vacation homes in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 275 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Seasonal & vacation homes, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
−0.1 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States

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

Compared with Seasonal & vacation homes · percent
Fort Walton Beach
1.9%
Florida
7.8%

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

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 1.9% · 2024
First value 1.9% · 2013
Highest 3.9% · 2022
Lowest 1.5% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 1.9% −1.1 pp 8.4% 7.8% 3.3%
2023estimate 2.9% −1.0 pp 8.2% 8.2% 3.4%
2022estimate 3.9% +0.3 pp 8.0% 8.5% 3.5%
2021estimate 3.6% +0.8 pp 8.9% 8.8% 3.6%
2020estimate 2.9% −0.6 pp 10.2% 9.1% —
2019estimate 3.5% +1.3 pp 11.2% 9.6% —
2018estimate 2.2% +0.7 pp 11.3% 9.7% —
2017estimate 1.5% −0.3 pp 11.2% 9.8% —
2016estimate 1.8% −0.1 pp 10.7% 9.9% —
2015estimate 1.9% −0.0 pp 9.9% 9.9% —
2014estimate 2.0% +0.1 pp 9.4% 9.8% —
2013estimate 1.9% 8.2% 9.6% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritorySeasonal & vacation homes
163 Alva 9.6%
50 Anna Maria 34.4%
130 Apalachicola 12.4%
255 Apollo Beach 3.6%
206 Atlantic Beach 5.6%
87 Atlantis 21.3%
205 Ave Maria 5.7%
55 Aventura 32.8%
386 Bagdad 0.0%
10 Bal Harbour 52.8%
281 Baldwin 2.2%
117 Bay Harbor Islands 13.3%
136 Bay Pines 11.9%
177 Bayonet Point 8.4%
118 Bayshore Gardens 13.2%
272 Bell 2.8%
338 Belle Glade 0.8%
107 Belleair 14.6%
69 Belleair Beach 28.1%
111 Belleair Bluffs 13.9%
308 Bellview 1.5%
170 Beverly Hills 9.0%
92 Big Pine Key 19.5%
383 Biscayne Park 0.0%
363 Bloomingdale 0.1%
…
124 Fort Myers 12.8%
6 Fort Myers Beach 59.9%
154 Fort Pierce 10.3%
270 Fort Walton Beach 2.9%
309 Freeport 1.4%
331 Fruit Cove 1.0%
318 Fruitville 1.3%
…

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

What it means

The share of homes kept for holidays or occasional use.

How it is calculated

Homes for seasonal, recreational or occasional use divided by all homes.