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People Statistics · City estimate

Speak Spanish at home in Fort Walton Beach

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 192 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
People · Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 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 9.1% +1.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 192 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Okaloosa County +1.9 pp Okaloosa County: 7.2% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Fort Walton Beach
9.1%
Okaloosa County
7.2%
Florida
22.6%
United States
13.6%

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

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 9.1% · 2024
First value 5.0% · 2016
Highest 9.1% · 2024
Lowest 5.0% · 2016
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 9.1% +1.1 pp 7.2% 22.6% 13.6%
2023estimate 8.0% +0.3 pp 6.8% 22.2% 13.4%
2022estimate 7.7% −0.6 pp 6.4% 22.2% 13.3%
2021estimate 8.3% +0.8 pp 6.3% 22.1% 13.3%
2020estimate 7.5% +0.7 pp 6.5% 21.8% —
2019estimate 6.8% −0.1 pp 6.9% 21.8% —
2018estimate 6.9% +1.3 pp 6.6% 21.6% —
2017estimate 5.6% +0.6 pp 6.3% 21.3% —
2016estimate 5.0% 5.8% 20.9% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak Spanish at home
1 Hialeah Gardens 94.5%
2 Sweetwater 93.4%
3 Hialeah 93.0%
4 Westchester 89.4%
5 Medley 87.1%
6 Kendale Lakes 86.7%
7 West Miami 86.4%
8 Olympia Heights 85.9%
9 Doral 85.1%
10 Virginia Gardens 82.0%
11 Miami Lakes 81.1%
12 The Hammocks 78.9%
13 Sunset 78.5%
14 Miami Springs 74.7%
15 Fellsmere 71.1%
16 Wimauma 70.8%
17 South Miami Heights 70.2%
18 Miami 70.0%
19 Key Biscayne 69.9%
20 Glenvar Heights 68.8%
21 Princeton 67.5%
22 Three Lakes 66.8%
23 The Crossings 66.3%
24 Immokalee 64.9%
25 Kendall 63.9%
…
191 Hypoluxo 7.0%
192 Williston 7.0%
193 Melbourne 6.9%
194 Fort Walton Beach 6.9%
195 Jacksonville 6.9%
196 Atlantis 6.8%
197 Thonotosassa 6.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.