Miramar Beach vs Paxton

A side-by-side comparison of Miramar Beach and Paxton: population, income, housing, and more.

Miramar Beach and Paxton are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Miramar Beach has the higher population (8,587 vs 621 in Paxton). Miramar Beach has the higher median household income ($97,159 vs $57,917 in Paxton). Miramar Beach has the higher median home value ($672,200 vs $121,900 in Paxton).

Population, income & housing

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
Population	8,587	621
Median age	59.3 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,159	$57,917
Median home value	$672,200	$121,900
Median gross rent	$2,097	$876
Housing units	15,121	295
Homeownership rate	77.2%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
Population	8,356 → 8,587 (+2.8%)	743 → 621 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$70,069 → $97,159 (+38.7%)	$35,789 → $57,917 (+61.8%)
Median home value	$393,900 → $672,200 (+70.7%)	$111,000 → $121,900 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,211 → $2,097 (+73.2%)	$611 → $876 (+43.4%)

Miramar Beach

Population

8,3568,587

Median household income

$70,069$97,159

Median home value

$393,900$672,200

Median gross rent

$1,211$2,097

Paxton

Population

743621

Median household income

$35,789$57,917

Median home value

$111,000$121,900

Median gross rent

$611$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
Under 5	1.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	8.9%	9.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	23.8%
55 to 64	20.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	21.3%	12.7%
75 and over	15.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	79.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	15.3%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.7%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
Drove alone	70.6%	79.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.4%	5.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
1-unit, detached	29.6%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	46.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Miramar Beach	Paxton
Poverty rate	5.0%	10.0%
Average household size	2.03	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1997	1975