Mice and rabbits often damage young trees in the winter by feeding on the bark and girdling the trees. Damage occurs most commonly when there is prolonged, heavy snow cover, and food is scarce. Rabbits feed on the bark above the snow, while mice feed near the ground level.
Fort Walton Beach, FL has a population of 20,767 people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $47,149. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Fort Walton Beach, FL grew from 20,320 to 20,767, a 2.2% increase and its median household income declined from $49,552 to $47,149, a -4.85% decrease. The population of Fort Walton Beach, FL is 74% White, 10.1% Black, and 9.8% Hispanic.
There have been eight confirmed homicides in Okaloosa County this year. Four of them have occurred in Fort Walton Beach, whose population, according to the University of Floridaâs Bureau of Economic and Business Research, is 21,558. The homicide total places Fort Walton Beach close to the top 30 U.S. cities listed as the NeighborhoodScout websiteâs Murder Capitals of America for 2015.