Fort Walton Beach.
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Florida·Okaloosa County
10 tracts·29K people·$322K median·3,830/mi²
White 64 · Hispanic 13 · Black 12 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Other 2
Married couple 42 · Living alone 35 · Other 23
Health 34 · Professional 23 · Retail 16 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Service 26 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fort Walton Beach is $321,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Walton Beach has 21,025 residents across 8 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 64.0% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Black, 5.9% Multiracial, 4.0% Asian and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 29.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL (80%), KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (61%) and ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (49%) lead the elementary schools; NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE (89%), MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (52%) and W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (50%) lead the middle schools; FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL (51%) and CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,307/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fort Walton Beach is $68,538 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fort Walton Beach, median rent is $1,307/month and the median home value is $321,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fort Walton Beach reported 4.5 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 112 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 68 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Walton Beach are lightning (96), wildfire (69) and tornado (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fort Walton Beach, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).