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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
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
0%
10%
20%
30%
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2024
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
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
| Year | Fort Walton Beach | Change | Okaloosa County | Florida | United 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
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Yankeetown | 0.0% | |
| 390 | Wabasso Beach | 0.0% | |
| 389 | Steinhatchee | 0.0% | |
| 388 | Sopchoppy | 0.0% | |
| 387 | Panacea | 0.0% | |
| 386 | Otter Creek | 0.0% | |
| 385 | Molino | 0.0% | |
| 384 | Matlacha | 0.0% | |
| 383 | Masaryktown | 0.0% | |
| 382 | Layton | 0.0% | |
| 381 | Laurel Hill | 0.0% | |
| 380 | Jay | 0.0% | |
| 379 | Goodland | 0.0% | |
| 378 | Ebro | 0.0% | |
| 377 | Chokoloskee | 0.0% | |
| 376 | Cedar Key | 0.0% | |
| 375 | Anna Maria | 0.0% | |
| 374 | Bagdad | 0.1% | |
| 373 | Century | 0.2% | |
| 372 | Hilliard | 0.4% | |
| 371 | Manasota Key | 0.5% | |
| 370 | Bay Pines | 0.7% | |
| 369 | Malabar | 0.7% | |
| 368 | St James City | 0.8% | |
| 367 | Homosassa | 0.8% | |
| … | |||
| 211 | Belleair | 7.8% | |
| 210 | Melbourne | 7.8% | |
| 209 | South Pasadena | 7.9% | |
| 208 | Fort Walton Beach | 8.0% | |
| 207 | Hobe Sound | 8.0% | |
| 206 | Holly Hill | 8.1% | |
| 205 | North Fort Myers | 8.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023
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.
People
Statistics: Fort Walton Beach
Population
21,097
2025
Population of the urban area
55,900
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
1,066
2025
Size of the urban area
50
2025
Density of the urban area
1,118
2025
Median age
39.1
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
22.1%
2024
Residents 65 and over
19.7%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States