Eglin AFB vs Ocean City

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

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

Ocean City has the higher population (6,480 vs 2,975 in Eglin AFB). Eglin AFB has the higher median household income ($76,705 vs $56,160 in Ocean City). Since 2019, Eglin AFB's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs +3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
Population	2,975	6,480
Median age	24.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,705	$56,160
Median home value	—	$325,600
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,340
Housing units	987	3,165
Homeownership rate	0.0%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
Population	2,152 → 2,975 (+38.2%)	6,249 → 6,480 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $76,705 (+71.6%)	$47,310 → $56,160 (+18.7%)
Median home value	—	$174,800 → $325,600 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,897 (+30.3%)	$947 → $1,340 (+41.5%)

Eglin AFB

Population

2,1522,975

Median household income

$44,712$76,705

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,897

Ocean City

Population

6,2496,480

Median household income

$47,310$56,160

Median home value

$174,800$325,600

Median gross rent

$947$1,340

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
Under 5	14.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	23.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	14.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	27.9%	21.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	2.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	0.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	2.2%	6.0%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	63.0%
Black or African American	6.8%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	4.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
No high school diploma	5.6%	13.0%
High school graduate	16.5%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
Drove alone	83.6%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
1-unit, detached	27.9%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	62.0%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	16.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Eglin AFB	Ocean City
Poverty rate	4.3%	7.4%
Average household size	3.12	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	2013	1976