East Milton vs Gulf Breeze

A side-by-side comparison of East Milton and Gulf Breeze: population, income, housing, and more.

East Milton and Gulf Breeze are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Milton has the higher population (14,280 vs 6,519 in Gulf Breeze). Gulf Breeze has the higher median household income ($108,575 vs $61,922 in East Milton). Gulf Breeze has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $199,900 in East Milton).

Population, income & housing

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
Population	14,280	6,519
Median age	40.1 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,922	$108,575
Median home value	$199,900	$484,800
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,246
Housing units	3,955	3,118
Homeownership rate	80.7%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	58.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
Population	13,697 → 14,280 (+4.3%)	6,546 → 6,519 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$54,559 → $61,922 (+13.5%)	$92,267 → $108,575 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $199,900 (+71.6%)	$371,600 → $484,800 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,181 (+37.5%)	$1,472 → $1,246 (-15.4%)

East Milton

Population

13,69714,280

Median household income

$54,559$61,922

Median home value

$116,500$199,900

Median gross rent

$859$1,181

Gulf Breeze

Population

6,5466,519

Median household income

$92,267$108,575

Median home value

$371,600$484,800

Median gross rent

$1,472$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
Under 5	3.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	9.5%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	2.0%
25 to 34	23.1%	2.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	14.7%
45 to 54	16.6%	17.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.5%
75 and over	2.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	75.8%
Black or African American	19.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
No high school diploma	17.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
Drove alone	82.0%	66.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	8.6%	23.8%
Other means	1.3%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
1-unit, detached	61.5%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Milton	Gulf Breeze
Poverty rate	10.8%	3.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1997	1973