Eglin AFB vs Valparaiso

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

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

Valparaiso has the higher population (4,910 vs 2,975 in Eglin AFB). Valparaiso has the higher median household income ($81,938 vs $76,705 in Eglin AFB). Since 2019, Eglin AFB's population has grown faster (+38.2% vs -4.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
Population	2,975	4,910
Median age	24.0 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,705	$81,938
Median home value	—	$348,600
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,254
Housing units	987	2,011
Homeownership rate	0.0%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
Population	2,152 → 2,975 (+38.2%)	5,145 → 4,910 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $76,705 (+71.6%)	$57,316 → $81,938 (+43.0%)
Median home value	—	$224,800 → $348,600 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,897 (+30.3%)	$1,159 → $1,254 (+8.2%)

Eglin AFB

Population

2,1522,975

Median household income

$44,712$76,705

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,897

Valparaiso

Population

5,1454,910

Median household income

$57,316$81,938

Median home value

$224,800$348,600

Median gross rent

$1,159$1,254

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
Under 5	14.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	14.6%	20.8%
25 to 34	27.9%	23.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	2.5%	7.0%
55 to 64	0.6%	7.0%
65 to 74	2.2%	8.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	72.4%
Black or African American	6.8%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	4.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.2%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.6%
High school graduate	16.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
Drove alone	83.6%	71.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	5.3%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
1-unit, detached	27.9%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	62.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Eglin AFB	Valparaiso
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.3%
Average household size	3.12	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	2013	1975