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Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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The 2000 Census showed that Fort Walton Beach had a population of 19,973 people ^<1>. This represents 0.12% of the total population of Florida, making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	18,880	-5.47%	-1.39% since 2007
2007	19,146	-4.14%	-2.13% since 2006
2006	19,563	-2.05%	-1.95% since 2005
2005	19,953	-0.1%	-0.66% since 2004
2004	20,085	+0.56%	+0.7% since 2003
2003	19,946	-0.14%	-0.47% since 2002
2002	20,041	+0.34%	+0.48% since 2001
2001	19,945	-0.14%	-0.14% since 2000
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2000	19,973	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
89	Saint Cloud	SE	356 mi [572 km]	28,745	43.2% increase
90	Dania	SE	495 mi [796 km]	---
91	New Smyrna Beach	E	352 mi [566 km]	23,325	16.35% increase
-92-	Fort Walton Beach			18,880	5.47% decrease
93	Hialeah Gardens	SE	493 mi [793 km]	19,631	1.73% increase
94	Pinecrest	SE	505 mi [812 km]	18,614	2.31% decrease
95	Edgewater	E	355 mi [571 km]	21,415	14.72% increase

Fort Walton Beach had 9,007 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Fort Walton Beach has an area ^<4> of 7.44 square miles [19.28 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Fort Walton Beach had a 2000 population density of 2,683 people per square mile [1,035 people/km²], making it the state's 114th most densely populated area.

Okaloosa County

The coastal city of Fort Walton Beach is located in Okaloosa County.

The county had a population of 170,958 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 19,973 people, Fort Walton Beach contained 11.68% of the Okaloosa County total.

In addition, where the community of Fort Walton Beach has a population density of 2,683 people per square mile [1,035 people/km²], Okaloosa County averages 182.7 people per square mile [70.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Okaloosa County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Fort Walton Beach and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Fort Walton Beach. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	23,866	5% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	7	54,772	0.81% increase
25 mi [40 km]	8	74,216	7.4% increase
30 mi [48 km]	10	84,640	9.45% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Fort Walton Beach.

A Census Quickfact is available for Okaloosa County (QF-12091).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Okaloosa County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Covington (AL)	QF-01039	N	36,856	1.69% decrease
Walton	QF-12131	E	53,837	31.88% increase
Santa Rosa	QF-12113	W	150,053	26.75% increase
Escambia (AL)	QF-01053	NW	37,490	2.37% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Fort Walton Beach:

	State Code:	12 (Florida)
	County Code:	091 (Okaloosa County)
	Place Code:	24475 (Fort Walton Beach)

	State & County Code:	12091 (Florida/Okaloosa County)

	State & Place Code:	1224475 (Florida/Fort Walton Beach)

Fort Walton Beach is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Fort Walton Beach.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Fort Walton Beach and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Walton Beach. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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