Patrick AFB vs Tropical Park

A side-by-side comparison of Patrick AFB and Tropical Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tropical Park has the higher population (2,567 vs 1,606 in Patrick AFB). Patrick AFB has the higher median household income ($82,829 vs $29,297 in Tropical Park). Since 2019, Tropical Park's population has grown faster (+24.4% vs +4.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
Population	1,606	2,567
Median age	25.9 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,829	$29,297
Median home value	—	$226,700
Median gross rent	$1,950	$1,159
Housing units	513	1,020
Homeownership rate	0.0%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
Population	1,533 → 1,606 (+4.8%)	2,064 → 2,567 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$56,591 → $82,829 (+46.4%)	$24,656 → $29,297 (+18.8%)
Median home value	—	$143,300 → $226,700 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,494 → $1,950 (+30.5%)	$1,177 → $1,159 (-1.5%)

Patrick AFB

Population

1,5331,606

Median household income

$56,591$82,829

Median gross rent

$1,494$1,950

Tropical Park

Population

2,0642,567

Median household income

$24,656$29,297

Median home value

$143,300$226,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
Under 5	8.8%	13.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	26.6%
18 to 24	19.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	9.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	5.0%	6.4%
65 to 74	4.4%	5.4%
75 and over	4.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	37.1%
Black or African American	9.7%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
No high school diploma	4.1%	10.4%
High school graduate	13.8%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
Drove alone	76.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.9%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
1-unit, detached	6.6%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	81.3%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	27.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Patrick AFB	Tropical Park
Poverty rate	15.4%	41.8%
Average household size	2.88	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1988	1965