Eglin AFB vs Hurlburt Field

A side-by-side comparison of Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eglin AFB has the higher population (2,975 vs 2,867 in Hurlburt Field). Eglin AFB has the higher median household income ($76,705 vs $46,683 in Hurlburt Field). Since 2019, Eglin AFB's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs +15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
Population	2,975	2,867
Median age	24.0 yrs	23.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,705	$46,683
Median gross rent	$1,897	$2,008
Housing units	987	828
Homeownership rate	0.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
Population	2,152 → 2,975 (+38.2%)	2,478 → 2,867 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $76,705 (+71.6%)	$37,043 → $46,683 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,897 (+30.3%)	$1,448 → $2,008 (+38.7%)

Eglin AFB

Population

2,1522,975

Median household income

$44,712$76,705

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,897

Hurlburt Field

Population

2,4782,867

Median household income

$37,043$46,683

Median gross rent

$1,448$2,008

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
Under 5	14.5%	18.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	14.6%	24.1%
25 to 34	27.9%	34.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	6.7%
45 to 54	2.5%	2.5%
55 to 64	0.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	2.2%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	64.2%
Black or African American	6.8%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	4.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	16.5%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
Drove alone	83.6%	66.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	3.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
1-unit, detached	27.9%	4.1%
1-unit, attached	62.0%	89.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eglin AFB	Hurlburt Field
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.5%
Average household size	3.12	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	2013	2013