Language Spoken At Home in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,703 | 100% |
English only | 16,373 | 87.5% |
Language other than English | 2,330 | 12.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 879 | 4.7% |
Spanish | 960 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 281 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 554 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 269 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 777 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 329 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 39 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,814 | 100% |
American | 3,947 | 19.9% |
Arab | 56 | 0.3% |
Czech | 124 | 0.6% |
Danish | 99 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 219 | 1.1% |
English | 1,842 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 529 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 174 | 0.9% |
German | 2,660 | 13.4% |
Greek | 47 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 8 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,886 | 9.5% |
Italian | 833 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 129 | 0.7% |
Polish | 437 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 88 | 0.4% |
Russian | 250 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 248 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 458 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 98 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 148 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 30 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 21 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 145 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 54 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,162 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,841 | 59.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,948 | 23.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,258 | 39.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 997 | 12.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 460 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 261 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,123 | 13.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 690 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 3,321 | 40.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,658 | 32.6% |
65 years and over | 1,039 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,206 | 27.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,326 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,302 | 100% |
Householder | 8,162 | 42.3% |
Spouse | 3,325 | 17.2% |
Child | 4,853 | 25.1% |
Other relatives | 1,167 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,795 | 9.3% |
Unmarried partner | 815 | 4.2% |
Marital Status in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,393 | 100% |
Never married | 2,932 | 34.9% |
Now married, except separated | 3,708 | 44.2% |
Separated | 177 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 309 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 1,267 | 15.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,230 | 100% |
Never married | 2,081 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,434 | 41.7% |
Separated | 170 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 1,124 | 13.7% |
Divorced | 1,421 | 17.3% |
Fertility in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 274 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 139 | 50.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 594 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 198 | 33.3% |
Less than 1 year | 81 | 13.6% |
1 or 2 years | 63 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 54 | 9.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 198 | 100% |
Who are female | 122 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 151 | 76.3% |
School Enrollment in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,128 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 307 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 158 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,642 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 983 | 23.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,038 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,810 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 380 | 2.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,045 | 7.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,542 | 32.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,744 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,094 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,956 | 14.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,049 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.8% |
Veteran Status in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,287 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,967 | 19.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,927 | 15.3% |
Under 18 years | 4,007 | 100% |
With a disability | 237 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 11,973 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,543 | 12.9% |
65 years and over | 3,140 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,147 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,569 | 100% |
Same house | 15,746 | 80.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,773 | 19.3% |
Same county | 2,661 | 13.6% |
Different county | 1,112 | 5.7% |
Same state | 345 | 1.8% |
Different state | 767 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 50 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,814 | 100% |
Native | 18,052 | 91.1% |
Born in United States | 17,237 | 87.0% |
State of residence | 6,343 | 32.0% |
Different state | 10,894 | 55.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 815 | 4.1% |
Foreign born | 1,762 | 8.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,762 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 978 | 55.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 784 | 44.5% |
Year of Entry in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,577 | 100% |
Native | 815 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 810 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 1,762 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,746 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Walton Beach City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,762 | 100% |
Europe | 449 | 25.5% |
Asia | 684 | 38.8% |
Africa | 39 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 18 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 532 | 30.2% |
Northern America | 40 | 2.3% |