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Population in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Population in Fort Walton Beach, FL was 21,097 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 117th highest of 176 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,097
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank117th of 176Cities in Florida ranked
Series high21,1932024
Series low20,9472020

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Population in Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2020 to 2025

20.9K21K21K21.1K21.1K21.2K21.2K2020202120222023202420252020: 20,947 persons2021: 20,967 persons2022: 21,104 persons2023: 21,096 persons2024: 21,193 persons2025: 21,097 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202521,097
202421,193
202321,096
202221,104
202120,967
202020,947

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2025
Fort Walton Beach, FL21,097
Florida23,462,518
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/fort-walton-beach-fl. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/fort-walton-beach-fl.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/fort-walton-beach-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the population in Fort Walton Beach, FL?

Population in Fort Walton Beach, FL was 21,097 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 117th highest of 176 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Fort Walton Beach, FL?

21,193 in 2024, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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