Cities / Florida / Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton Beach, FL

20,919 people

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Population & People

Population

20,919

Median age

39.1

Median household income

$68,538

Poverty rate

13.3%

Unemployment rate

3.2%

Bachelor's degree+

29.7%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

13.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$321,800

Median gross rent

$1,307/mo

Homeownership rate

61.82%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,526

HUD Fair Market Rent (Florida statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to Fort Walton Beach), 2026. Efficiency $1212, 1BR $1296, 2BR $1526, 3BR $1971, 4BR $2261. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.30

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

825.7

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

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Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).