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Fort Walton Beach, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 19,973. Estimated population in July 2024: 19,817 (-0.8% change)
Males: 9,795 (49.0%), Females: 10,178 (51.0%)

Okaloosa County

Zip codes: 32547, 32548.

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $40,153
Median house value: $87,300

Population by Race

Races in Fort Walton Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
  • Black (13.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Filipino (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (14.2%), English (12.5%), Irish (9.9%), United States (9.4%), French (3.0%), Italian (2.7%).

Elevation: 18 feet

Land area: 7.4 square miles

Map of Fort Walton Beach, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Walton Beach

  • High school or higher: 89.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Walton Beach city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

5.7% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -1,390 (-6.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Fort Walton Beach:

  • FORT WALTON BEACH MEDICAL CENTER (1000 MAR WALT DRIVE)
  • GULF COAST TREATMENT CENTER (1015 MAR WALT DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Walton Beach:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Walton Beach:

  • HURLBURT FIELD (about 5 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; Abbreviation: HRT)
  • PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: PNS)
  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 68 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PFN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Walton Beach:

  • DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH (about 11 miles; DESTIN, FL; Abbreviation: DTS)
  • FORT WALTON BEACH (about 14 miles; NAVARRE, FL; Abbreviation: 1J9)
  • EGLIN AF AUX NR 3 DUKE (about 18 miles; VALPARAISO, FL; Abbreviation: EGI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Walton Beach:

  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 40 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 43 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 88 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)

Schools

Public high schools in Fort Walton Beach:

  • FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,972; Location: 400 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD S; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,806; Location: 110 RACETRACK ROAD NW; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OKALOOSA APPLIED TECH CENTER (Students: 202; Location: 1976 LEWIS TURNER BOULEVA; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • CHOCTAWATCHEE ACADEMY (Students: 118; Location: 110 RACETRACK ROAD, NW; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • FORT WALTON BEACH SUCCESS ACADEMY (Students: 55; Location: 400 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD,; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fort Walton Beach:

  • MAX BRUNER, JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,050; Location: 322 HOLMES BOULEVARD, NW; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 807; Location: 201 RACETRACK ROAD NW; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 638; Location: 301 HUGHES AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 631; Location: 546 MARY ESTHER CUT OFF; Grades: KG – 08)
  • WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 577; Location: 305 LANG ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 553; Location: 15 EAGLE STREET, NE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 7 WRIGHT PARKWAY SW; Grades: PK – 05)
  • OCEAN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 720 ESSEX ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • OKALOOSA ACADEMY (Students: 201; Location: 81 ROBERTS BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • W. E. COMBS SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: 720 LOVEJOY ROAD, NW; Grades: PK – PK)

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