Fort Walton Beach, Florida Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	National
Population	21,238	21,477,737	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,819	410	91
Median age	40.0	41.6	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.1:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	52%	54%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	38%	38%	43%
Speak English	89%	72%	79%
Speak Spanish	5%	21%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Fort Walton Beach is 588% higher than Florida
The median age in Fort Walton Beach is 4% lower than Florida
In Fort Walton Beach 77.72% of the population is White
In Fort Walton Beach 11.24% of the population is Black
In Fort Walton Beach 3.37% of the population is Asian

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Fort Walton Beach population breakdown by race

Race	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	National
White	77.72%	75.90%	73.35%
Black	11.24%	16.14%	12.63%
Asian	3.37%	2.61%	5.22%
American Indian	0.15%	0.27%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.52%	0.06%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.92%	2.48%	3.06%
Other race	3.08%	2.54%	4.75%

In Fort Walton Beach, 9.2% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Fort Walton Beach age breakdown

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Source: The Fort Walton Beach, FL demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).