Editing Fort Walton Beach, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 2463
|1960= 12147
|1970= 19994
|1980= 20829
|1990= 21471
|2000= 19973
|2010= 19507
|2020= 20922
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|newspaper=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Fort Walton Beach racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Fort Walton Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Fort+Walton+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Fort Walton Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Fort+Walton+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|14,245
|13,777
|73.03%
|65.85%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,331
|2,284
|11.95%
|10.92%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|104
|65
|0.53%
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|618
|828
|3.17%
|3.96%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|54
|20
|0.28%
|0.10%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|31
|122
|0.16%
|0.58%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|586
|1,382
|3.00%
|6.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,538
|2,444
|7.88%
|11.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,507'''
|'''20,922'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 20,922 people, 9,246 households, and 5,195 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Fort Walton Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Fort+Walton+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 19,507 people, 8,657 households, and 4,950 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Fort Walton Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Fort+Walton+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of [[2000]], there are 19,973 people, 8,460 households, and 5,422 families residing in the city.  The [[population density]] is 1,036.5/km<sup>2</sup> (2,683.0/mi<sup>2</sup>). There are 9,007 housing units at an average density of 467.4/km<sup>2</sup> (1,209.9/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city is 78.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.22% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. 4.04% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In 2000, there are 8,460 households out of which 26.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% are married couples living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% are non-families. 28.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.85.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $40,153, and the median income for a family was $45,791. Males had a median income of $29,709 versus $21,641 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,085. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those aged 65 or over.