Editing Tyndall Air Force Base (section)

== Geography and demographics ==

===Geography===
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the base has a total area of {{convert|37.6|sqkm|order=flip}}.  {{convert|37.5|sqkm|order=flip}} of it is land, and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip}} of it (0.44%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tyndall AFB CDP, Florida|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref>

===Demographics===
{{update section|date=August 2019}}
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 4248
| 1980 = 4542
| 1990 = 4318
| 2000 = 2757
| 2010 = 2994
| 2020 = 139
| footnote = source:<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tyndall AFB CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
 |title       = Census of Population and Housing (1790–2000)
 |publisher   = [[U.S. Census Bureau]]
 |access-date  = 17 July 2010
}}</ref>
}}

The base is delineated as the Tyndall AFB [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and recorded a population of 139 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], a 95% reduction in population from 2,994 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Tyndall%20AFB%20CDP,%20Florida |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Panama City, Florida metropolitan area]].

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31}}</ref> 2,757 people, 663 households, and 653 families resided on the base. The population density was 73.1/km{{sup|2}} (189.2/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 663 housing units at an average density of 17.6/km{{sup|2}} (45.5/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the base was 77.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], <0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.3% of the population.

There were 663 households, out of which 81.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 1.4% were non-families. 1.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.59.

On the base the population was spread out, with 37.9% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 42.4% from 25 to 44, 2.1% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.7 males.

The median income for a household in the base was $34,191, and the median income for a family was $33,897. Males had a median income of $25,857 versus $19,821 for females. The per capita income for the base was $11,281. About 3.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.