Fort Walton Beach vs Wright

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Walton Beach and Wright: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Walton Beach and Wright are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wright has the higher population (27,233 vs 20,956 in Fort Walton Beach). Wright has the higher median household income ($67,077 vs $66,556 in Fort Walton Beach). Fort Walton Beach has the higher median home value ($296,000 vs $270,700 in Wright).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
Population	20,956	27,233
Median age	39.2 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,556	$67,077
Median home value	$296,000	$270,700
Median gross rent	$1,268	$1,419
Housing units	9,888	11,950
Homeownership rate	59.7%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
Population	22,084 → 20,956 (-5.1%)	23,965 → 27,233 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$54,330 → $66,556 (+22.5%)	$51,349 → $67,077 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$185,900 → $296,000 (+59.2%)	$168,500 → $270,700 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,268 (+28.3%)	$1,064 → $1,419 (+33.4%)

Fort Walton Beach

Population

22,08420,956

Median household income

$54,330$66,556

Median home value

$185,900$296,000

Median gross rent

$988$1,268

Wright

Population

23,96527,233

Median household income

$51,349$67,077

Median home value

$168,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,419

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
Under 5	5.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	18.7%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.1%
75 and over	8.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	55.2%
Black or African American	12.5%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	29.4%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
Drove alone	78.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	13.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	1.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.9%
Other means	2.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
1-unit, detached	66.1%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	10.7%
20 or more units	9.5%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Walton Beach	Wright
Poverty rate	13.8%	16.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1972	1989