Mexico Beach vs Tyndall AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Mexico Beach and Tyndall AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mexico Beach has the higher population (1,033 vs 379 in Tyndall AFB). Mexico Beach has the higher median household income ($64,013 vs $61,500 in Tyndall AFB). Since 2019, Mexico Beach's population has grown faster (-25.5% vs -86.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
Population	1,033	379
Median age	59.5 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,013	$61,500
Median home value	$399,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,898	$1,955
Housing units	1,291	62
Homeownership rate	79.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
Population	1,386 → 1,033 (-25.5%)	2,779 → 379 (-86.4%)
Median household income	$68,100 → $64,013 (-6.0%)	$64,132 → $61,500 (-4.1%)
Median home value	$256,900 → $399,300 (+55.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,898 (+44.6%)	$1,639 → $1,955 (+19.3%)

Mexico Beach

Population

1,3861,033

Median household income

$68,100$64,013

Median home value

$256,900$399,300

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,898

Tyndall AFB

Population

2,779379

Median household income

$64,132$61,500

Median gross rent

$1,639$1,955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
Under 5	3.1%	0.5%
5 to 17	6.4%	8.2%
18 to 24	1.5%	73.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.5%	5.8%
45 to 54	18.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	2.1%
65 to 74	24.5%	0.0%
75 and over	12.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	59.9%
Black or African American	2.4%	19.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
No high school diploma	4.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	22.1%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
Drove alone	71.6%	61.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	24.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.9%	10.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
1-unit, detached	58.4%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	25.8%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	6.5%
20 or more units	11.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mexico Beach	Tyndall AFB
Poverty rate	4.7%	14.0%
Average household size	1.82	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	13
Median year structure built	2003	2011