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Fort Walton Beach, Florida QuickFacts

	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
Total population	19,973	281,421,906
State	Florida
City	fort walton beach

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Population

	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
Male	9,795	49.04%	49.06%
Female	10,178	50.96%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.7		35.3

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	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
18 years and over	15,497	77.59%	74.31%
21 years and over	14,761	73.9%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,978	19.92%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,264	16.34%	12.43%

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	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
White	15,746	78.84%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,664	13.34%	12.32%
Asian	543	2.72%	3.64%
Some other race	349	1.75%	5.46%
Two or more races	671	3.36%	2.43%

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Housing

	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
Total households	8,460		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,419	64.05%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,041	35.95%	31.94%

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	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
Total housing units	9,021		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	547	6.06%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,460	93.78%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,419	60.07%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,041	33.71%	30.77%

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	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	262	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,048	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,269	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	127	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	107	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	76	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.57%
Median (dollars)	87,300	119,600

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	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,985	23.46%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,016	23.83%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,098	12.98%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,299	15.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,183	13.98%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	882	10.43%	9.65%

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Education

	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,001		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	332	6.64%	6.47%
Kindergarten	362	7.24%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,022	40.43%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,210	24.2%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,075	21.5%	22.81%

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Economy

	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
Population 16 years and over	16,277		217,168,077
In labor force	10,874	66.81%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	10,073	61.88%	63.39%
- - Employed	9,427	57.92%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	646	3.97%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	801	4.92%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,403	33.19%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,324	51.14%	51.66%
In labor force	5,074	31.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,918	30.21%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,623	28.4%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,325	8.14%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	799		12,787,501

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	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,577		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	619	7.22%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	612	7.14%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,070	12.48%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,351	15.75%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,819	21.21%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,609	18.76%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	885	10.32%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	437	5.1%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	99	1.15%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	76	0.89%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,153		41,994

	Fort Walton Beach, Florida	%, Fort Walton Beach, Florida	United States
With earnings	6,841	42.03%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,735		56,604
With Social Security income	2,515	15.45%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,214		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	306	1.88%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,613		6,320
With public assistance income	203	1.25%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,912		3,032
With retirement income	2,598	15.96%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,782		17,376

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