Fort Walton Beach, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Fort Walton Beach. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Fort Walton Beach, Florida main profile, Florida, Florida smaller cities, Florida small towns, Florida forum, All US cities. View Fort Walton Beach Apartments for Rent Total population: 18,585 (All urban) Houses: 9,021 (8,463 occupied: 5,488 owner occupied, 2,975 renter occupied) % of renters here: 35% State: 40% Housing density: 1212 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $228,762. Median contract rent in 2009: $671 (lower quartile is $553, upper quartile is $815) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,048 Median gross rent in Fort Walton Beach, FL in 2009: $836 Housing units in Fort Walton Beach with a mortgage: 3,344 (385 second mortgage, 267 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,823 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $59,879 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,028 Median monthly housing costs: $861 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Fort Walton Beach area- where to find rental houses?  (4 replies) Eglin AFB Rental Homes  (3 replies) What part of Florida to find newer homes in $100K/under range?  (27 replies) Fort Walton Beach/Niceville/Valparaiso Good/Bad areas?  (2 replies) Where to find Apt rentals in Destin/Fort Walton Beach area?  (6 replies) Pensacola or Fort Walton Beach?  (6 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $158,032 (it was $87,300 in 2000) Fort Walton Beach: $158,032 Florida: $182,400 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,940 - $199,187 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $233,846 Here: $233,846 State: $275,879 Townhouses or other attached units: $221,237 Here: $221,237 State: $195,815 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $37,735 Here: $37,735 State: $172,083 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,855 Here: $111,855 State: $221,364 Mobile homes: $11,344 Here: $11,344 State: $43,568 Household type by relationship: Households: 20,056 In family households: 16,256 (4,145 male householders, 1,422 female householders) 4,219 spouses, 5,184 children (4,630 natural, 164 adopted, 390 stepchildren), 437 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 181 other relatives, 455 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,800 (1,455 male householders (1,061 living alone)), 1,555 female householders (1,355 living alone)), 790 nonrelatives In group quarters: 233 (49 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,696 2-persons, 1,288 3-persons, 982 4-persons, 435 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,416 1-person, 498 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons. 2,470 married couples with children. 1,400 single-parent households (293 men, 1,107 women). 91.0% of residents of Fort Walton Beach speak English at home. 3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,148 (5.7%) (62.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Fort Walton Beach, FL: Less than $10,000: 6 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 3 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 2 $35,000 to $39,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 8 $50,000 to $59,999: 38 $60,000 to $69,999: 54 $70,000 to $79,999: 66 $80,000 to $89,999: 60 $90,000 to $99,999: 97 $100,000 to $124,999: 650 $125,000 to $149,999: 825 $150,000 to $174,999: 876 $175,000 to $199,999: 613 $200,000 to $249,999: 722 $250,000 to $299,999: 476 $300,000 to $399,999: 260 $400,000 to $499,999: 88 $500,000 to $749,999: 136 $750,000 to $999,999: 38 $1,000,000 or more: 74

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Fort Walton Beach: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 26 $150 to $199: 72 $200 to $249: 54 $250 to $299: 8 $300 to $349: 39 $350 to $399: 84 $400 to $449: 49 $450 to $499: 66 $500 to $549: 67 $550 to $599: 106 $600 to $649: 184 $650 to $699: 178 $700 to $749: 377 $750 to $799: 228 $800 to $899: 474 $900 to $999: 435 $1,000 to $1,249: 685 $1,250 to $1,499: 243 $1,500 to $1,999: 46 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 106

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.9%
Number of people working at home: 183 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 426 5 to 9 minutes: 1584 10 to 14 minutes: 2262 15 to 19 minutes: 1810 20 to 24 minutes: 1463 25 to 29 minutes: 381 30 to 34 minutes: 1005 35 to 39 minutes: 130 40 to 44 minutes: 86 45 to 59 minutes: 304 60 to 89 minutes: 330 90 or more minutes: 115

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,457 (84%) Carpooled: 1,032 (10%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 78 (1%) Walked: 234 (2%) Other means: 49 (0%) Worked at home: 183 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 619 $10,000 to $14,999: 612 $15,000 to $19,999: 441 $20,000 to $24,999: 629 $25,000 to $29,999: 685 $30,000 to $34,999: 666 $35,000 to $39,999: 613 $40,000 to $44,999: 659 $45,000 to $49,999: 547 $50,000 to $59,999: 784 $60,000 to $74,999: 825 $75,000 to $99,999: 885 $100,000 to $124,999: 307 $125,000 to $149,999: 130 $150,000 to $199,999: 99 $200,000 or more: 76

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4449

German: 2133

United States or American: 1881

English: 1843

Irish: 1301

Scotch-Irish: 427

Italian: 422

French (except Basque): 416

Scottish: 331

Polish: 302

Norwegian: 193

Swedish: 175

French Canadian: 156

European: 147

Welsh: 135

British: 122

Dutch: 114

Canadian: 57

Portuguese: 55

Russian: 49

Greek: 46

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 43

Danish: 42

Jamaican: 39

Hungarian: 35

Czech: 33

Swiss: 27

Slovak: 26

Croatian: 26

Serbian: 17

Finnish: 16

Arab:: 15

Ukrainian: 15

Armenian: 13

Icelander: 11

Austrian: 10

Lebanese: 10

Subsaharan African:: 10

Australian: 9

Israeli: 9

Scandinavian: 8

Northern European: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Lithuanian: 6

African: 6

Arab/Arabic: 5

Slovene: 5

Nigerian: 4

Haitian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5767
• Northeast: 2032
• Midwest: 2622
• South: 6653
• West: 1340

55% of Fort Walton Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 52
• Nursery to 4th grade: 25
• 5th and 6th grade: 18
• 7th and 8th grade: 102
• 9th grade: 47
• 10th grade: 116
• 11th grade: 104
• 12th grade, no diploma: 89
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,853
• Less than 1 year of college: 706
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,318
• Associate degree: 566
• Bachelor's degree: 1,036
• Master's degree: 539
• Professional school degree: 76
• Doctorate degree: 57

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 41
• Nursery to 4th grade: 30
• 5th and 6th grade: 91
• 7th and 8th grade: 127
• 9th grade: 96
• 10th grade: 160
• 11th grade: 211
• 12th grade, no diploma: 215
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,370
• Less than 1 year of college: 783
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,199
• Associate degree: 585
• Bachelor's degree: 890
• Master's degree: 285
• Professional school degree: 47
• Doctorate degree: 27

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 19.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.8%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $49,032
• Black householders: $35,549
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,076
• Asian householders: $26,288
• Some other race householders: $58,317
• Two or more races householders: $55,259
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,897

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $161,108
• Black or African American householders: $133,593
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $149,342
• Asian householders: $156,402
• Some other race householders: $158,212
• Two or more races householders: $125,809
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $149,885

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,357
• One, attached: 536
• Two: 145
• 3 or 4: 484
• 5 to 9: 520
• 10 to 19: 234
• 20 to 49: 256
• 50 or more: 400
• Mobile homes: 89

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,500

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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