Eglin AFB vs Lake Lorraine

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

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

Lake Lorraine has the higher population (7,210 vs 2,975 in Eglin AFB). Lake Lorraine has the higher median household income ($91,619 vs $76,705 in Eglin AFB). Since 2019, Eglin AFB's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs -0.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
Population	2,975	7,210
Median age	24.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,705	$91,619
Median home value	—	$411,900
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,488
Housing units	987	3,370
Homeownership rate	0.0%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	48.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
Population	2,152 → 2,975 (+38.2%)	7,217 → 7,210 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $76,705 (+71.6%)	$77,015 → $91,619 (+19.0%)
Median home value	—	$273,000 → $411,900 (+50.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,897 (+30.3%)	$1,171 → $1,488 (+27.1%)

Eglin AFB

Population

2,1522,975

Median household income

$44,712$76,705

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,897

Lake Lorraine

Population

7,2177,210

Median household income

$77,015$91,619

Median home value

$273,000$411,900

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,488

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
Under 5	14.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	23.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	14.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	27.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	2.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	0.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	2.2%	9.2%
75 and over	0.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	72.1%
Black or African American	6.8%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.7%
Asian	4.1%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	9.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	16.5%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
Drove alone	83.6%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
1-unit, detached	27.9%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	62.0%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	6.8%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Eglin AFB	Lake Lorraine
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.0%
Average household size	3.12	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	2013	1979