Fort Walton Beach city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fort Walton Beach city's poverty rate 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
12.8%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-27.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -3.6 pp (-28.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -1.0 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.5 pp (18.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.8 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +0.4 pp (4.5%) |