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| Fort Walton Beach |
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| Population 2002: | 20,098 |
| Population 2000: | 19,973 |
| Area codes: | 850 |
| Population growth: | +125 (+0.63%) |
| Elevation: | 18 feet |
| Land area: | 7.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 5.7% (2.2% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.1% Latin America) |
| County: | Okaloosa |
| Industries: | Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.7%), Educational,health and social services (14.6%), Retail trade (14.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.0%). |
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| Races |
| 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% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 52.5% |
| Never married: | 23.2% |
| Divorced: | 14.3% |
| Widowed: | 7.5% |
| Separated: | 2.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $87,300 |
| Household income: | $40,153 |
| Resident age: | 38.7 years |
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| Fort Walton Beach Compared to Florida State Average |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 89.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 21.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.4% |
| Unemployed: | 6.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 594 (2843.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 310.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 130 (622.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 83 (397.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 46 (220.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 15 (71.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 11 (52.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 14.2% |
| English: | 12.5% |
| Irish: | 9.9% |
| United States: | 9.4% |
| French: | 3.0% |
| Italian: | 2.7% |