Eglin AFB, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eglin AFB	Florida	National
Income per capita	$34,375	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$69,296	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$70,067	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,126	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.1%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eglin AFB is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Eglin AFB is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eglin AFB is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Eglin AFB is 6% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,192 $69,296 $138,592

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Eglin AFB median earnings by income bracket

Eglin AFB employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.2%	9.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	71.8%	71.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	19.0%	19.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Lorraine, FL	7,670	$129,149	58.8%
Shalimar, FL	856	$128,404	57.9%
Destin, FL	14,810	$122,863	51.1%
Niceville, FL	15,939	$121,059	48.8%
Miramar Beach, FL	9,072	$114,984	41.4%
Eglin AFB, FL	2,516	$69,296	14.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holiday Island, AR	2,516	$69,456	14.6%
Farmingdale, ME	2,516	$77,815	4.3%
Belmont, MS	2,516	$41,673	48.8%
Hackberry, TX	2,516	$156,674	92.6%
Arcanum, OH	2,515	$76,580	5.8%
Eglin AFB, FL	2,516	$69,296	14.8%

Source: The Eglin AFB, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.