Fort Walton Beach city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Fort Walton Beach city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.8%
2023
9.4%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+38.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +2.1 pp (30.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.6 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +1.6 pp (19.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -0.6 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |