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People Statistics · City estimate

Born abroad in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 250 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 2026

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

Born abroad, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
+2.7 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 Born abroad · percent
Fort Walton Beach
9.4%
Florida
21.9%
World
3.7%

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 9.4% · 2024
First value 7.4% · 2013
Highest 9.9% · 2021
Lowest 6.6% · 2015
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 9.4% −0.0 pp 9.2% 21.9% 14.1% 3.7%
2023estimate 9.4% +0.2 pp 8.3% 21.4% 13.9% —
2022estimate 9.3% −0.6 pp 7.9% 21.1% 13.7% —
2021estimate 9.9% +1.5 pp 7.8% 21.0% 13.6% —
2020estimate 8.3% −0.6 pp 7.4% 20.8% — 3.5%
2019estimate 8.9% +0.6 pp 6.8% 20.7% — —
2018estimate 8.3% +1.5 pp 7.1% 20.5% — —
2017estimate 6.8% +0.1 pp 6.8% 20.2% — —
2016estimate 6.7% +0.1 pp 6.6% 19.9% — —
2015estimate 6.6% −0.1 pp 6.6% 19.7% — 3.3%
2014estimate 6.7% −0.6 pp 6.6% 19.6% — —
2013estimate 7.4% 6.6% 19.4% — —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Sweetwater 73.6%
2 Hialeah 73.0%
3 Medley 70.9%
4 Hialeah Gardens 69.5%
5 West Miami 66.2%
6 Doral 62.4%
7 Kendale Lakes 61.9%
8 Westchester 60.4%
9 Sunny Isles Beach 60.2%
10 Miami 57.6%
11 Olympia Heights 55.6%
12 North Bay Village 53.2%
13 The Hammocks 52.7%
14 Miami Beach 52.2%
15 North Miami Beach 50.4%
16 South Miami Heights 50.2%
17 Fellsmere 49.8%
18 Miami Lakes 49.7%
19 North Miami 49.1%
20 Sunset 49.0%
21 Virginia Gardens 48.1%
22 Miami Springs 48.0%
23 Three Lakes 47.9%
24 Lauderdale Lakes 47.5%
25 Bal Harbour 47.1%
…
272 Miramar Beach 6.8%
273 Juno Beach 6.8%
274 Zephyrhills West 6.8%
275 Fort Walton Beach 6.7%
276 Fruit Cove 6.7%
277 Port Orange 6.7%
278 Melbourne Village 6.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).