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Florida · Census place 24475

Fort Walton Beach city, FL

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Fort Walton Beach city has 20,956 residents, ranking #198 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $66,556, the median home is worth $296,000 and median gross rent runs $1,268 a month.

Population
20,956Fort Walton Beach city residents
Median household income
$66,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$296,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,268Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Walton Beach city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Walton Beach city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 59.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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