Gulf Breeze vs Milton

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

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

Milton has the higher population (10,485 vs 6,519 in Gulf Breeze). Gulf Breeze has the higher median household income ($108,575 vs $72,676 in Milton). Gulf Breeze has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $195,600 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
Population	6,519	10,485
Median age	50.2 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$108,575	$72,676
Median home value	$484,800	$195,600
Median gross rent	$1,246	$1,542
Housing units	3,118	4,886
Homeownership rate	77.7%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.0%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
Population	6,546 → 6,519 (-0.4%)	9,995 → 10,485 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$92,267 → $108,575 (+17.7%)	$56,633 → $72,676 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$371,600 → $484,800 (+30.5%)	$129,000 → $195,600 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,472 → $1,246 (-15.4%)	$1,155 → $1,542 (+33.5%)

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

Milton

Population

9,99510,485

Median household income

$56,633$72,676

Median home value

$129,000$195,600

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
Under 5	3.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	11.3%
18 to 24	2.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	2.9%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	17.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.4%
75 and over	11.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	84.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
No high school diploma	4.3%	11.5%
High school graduate	10.5%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
Drove alone	66.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.8%	9.5%
Other means	4.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
1-unit, detached	71.1%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	7.2%
20 or more units	9.9%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gulf Breeze	Milton
Poverty rate	3.9%	10.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1973	1987