Gulf Breeze vs Point Baker

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

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

Gulf Breeze has the higher population (6,519 vs 3,757 in Point Baker). Gulf Breeze has the higher median household income ($108,575 vs $61,442 in Point Baker). Gulf Breeze has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $207,600 in Point Baker).

Population, income & housing

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
Population	6,519	3,757
Median age	50.2 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$108,575	$61,442
Median home value	$484,800	$207,600
Median gross rent	$1,246	$1,028
Housing units	3,118	1,470
Homeownership rate	77.7%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.0%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
Population	6,546 → 6,519 (-0.4%)	3,441 → 3,757 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$92,267 → $108,575 (+17.7%)	$66,280 → $61,442 (-7.3%)
Median home value	$371,600 → $484,800 (+30.5%)	$103,000 → $207,600 (+101.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,472 → $1,246 (-15.4%)	$780 → $1,028 (+31.8%)

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

Point Baker

Population

3,4413,757

Median household income

$66,280$61,442

Median home value

$103,000$207,600

Median gross rent

$780$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
Under 5	3.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	2.0%	11.7%
25 to 34	2.9%	25.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	17.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.2%
75 and over	11.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	73.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	15.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.5%
High school graduate	10.5%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.3%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
Drove alone	66.0%	72.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	13.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	3.6%
Worked from home	23.8%	9.9%
Other means	4.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
1-unit, detached	71.1%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Gulf Breeze	Point Baker
Poverty rate	3.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1973	1991