Fort Walton Beach, FL

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1224475, place: Fort Walton Beach city, Florida)

Total Population: 19,973
Male: 9,795 (49.04%)
Female: 10,178 (50.96%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,099 (5.5%)
5 to 9 years: 1,214 (6.08%)
10 to 14 years: 1,331 (6.66%)
15 to 19 years: 1,338 (6.7%)
20 to 24 years: 1,277 (6.39%)
25 to 34 years: 2,514 (12.59%)
35 to 44 years: 3,331 (16.68%)
45 to 54 years: 2,528 (12.66%)
55 to 59 years: 984 (4.93%)
60 to 64 years: 1,093 (5.47%)
65 to 74 years: 1,978 (9.9%)
75 to 84 years: 1,075 (5.38%)
85 years and over: 211 (1.06%)

Median age: 38.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 15,497 (77.59%)
21 years and over: 14,761 (73.9%)
62 years and over: 3,978 (19.92%)
65 years and over: 3,264 (16.34%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 15,497 (77.59%)
--Male: 7,530 (37.7%)
--Female: 7,967 (39.89%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,264 (16.34%)
--Male: 1,426 (7.14%)
--Female: 1,838 (9.2%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 19,302 (96.64%)
--White: 15,274 (76.47%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 807 (4.04%)
--Black or African American: 2,664 (13.34%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 90 (0.45%)
--Asian: 543 (2.72%)
----Asian Indian: 29 (0.15%)
----Chinese: 38 (0.19%)
----Filipino: 182 (0.91%)
----Japanese: 43 (0.22%)
----Korean: 70 (0.35%)
----Vietnamese: 59 (0.3%)
----Other Asian: 122 (0.61%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 16 (0.08%)
----Native Hawaiian: 5 (0.03%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 3 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 6 (0.03%)
--Some other race: 243 (1.22%)
Two or more Races: 671 (3.36%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 807 (4.04%)
--Mexican: 269 (1.35%)
--Puerto Rican: 232 (1.16%)
--Cuban: 51 (0.26%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 255 (1.28%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 19,166 (95.96%)
--White Alone: 15,274 (76.47%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 19,740 (98.83%)
--Householder: 8,460 (42.36%)
--Spouse: 4,000 (20.03%)
--Child: 5,084 (25.45%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,870 (19.38%)
--Other relatives: 945 (4.73%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 431 (2.16%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,251 (6.26%)
----Unmarried partner: 454 (2.27%)
Living in group quarters: 233 (1.17%)
--Institutionalized Population: 108 (0.54%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 125 (0.63%)
Total households: 8,460
Family households (families): 5,419 (64.05%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,198 (25.98%)
--Married-couple families: 4,000 (47.28%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,377 (16.28%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,068 (12.62%)
----With own children under 18 years: 638 (7.54%)
Nonfamily households: 3,041 (35.95%)
--Householder living alone: 2,410 (28.49%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 813 (9.61%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,498 (29.53%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,311 (27.32%)
Average household size: 2.33 people
Average family size: 2.85 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 9,007
Occupied housing units: 8,460 (93.93%)
Vacant housing units: 547 (6.07%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 80 (0.89%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.2%
Occupied housing units: 8,460 (93.93%)
Owner occupied housing units: 5,419 (60.16%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,041 (33.76%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.38 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.25 people

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