Eglin AFB vs Mary Esther

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

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

Mary Esther has the higher population (4,034 vs 2,975 in Eglin AFB). Eglin AFB has the higher median household income ($76,705 vs $76,510 in Mary Esther). Since 2019, Eglin AFB's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs -6.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
Population	2,975	4,034
Median age	24.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,705	$76,510
Median home value	—	$255,300
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,517
Housing units	987	1,842
Homeownership rate	0.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
Population	2,152 → 2,975 (+38.2%)	4,309 → 4,034 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $76,705 (+71.6%)	$64,237 → $76,510 (+19.1%)
Median home value	—	$186,800 → $255,300 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,897 (+30.3%)	$1,105 → $1,517 (+37.3%)

Eglin AFB

Population

2,1522,975

Median household income

$44,712$76,705

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,897

Mary Esther

Population

4,3094,034

Median household income

$64,237$76,510

Median home value

$186,800$255,300

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
Under 5	14.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	14.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	27.9%	18.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	2.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	0.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	2.2%	11.0%
75 and over	0.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	70.9%
Black or African American	6.8%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	9.2%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
No high school diploma	5.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	16.5%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
Drove alone	83.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
1-unit, detached	27.9%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	62.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	6.8%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eglin AFB	Mary Esther
Poverty rate	4.3%	5.3%
Average household size	3.12	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	2013	1973