Editing Eglin Air Force Base (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
| 1990 = 8347
| 2000 = 8082
| 2010 = 2274
| 2020 = 3006
}}

Eglin employs more than 8,500 civilians and approximately 4,500 military, with an additional 2,200 jobs due to move to Eglin under the 2005 [[Base Realignment and Closure|BRAC]].

The Eglin AFB [[census-designated place]] (CDP), referred to simply as the Eglin CDP until the 2010 census,<ref>"Florida: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts" https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-11.pdf. U.S. Census Bureau. May 14, 2024.</ref> had a population of 3,006 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Eglin%20AFB%20CDP,%20Florida |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 2,274 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin metropolitan area]].

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=31 January 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 8,082 people, 2,302 households, and 2,262 families residing on the base. The population density was {{convert|2,640.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,320 housing units at an average density of {{convert|757.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the base was 71.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 5.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 11.2% of the population.

There were 2,302 households, out of which 79.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 1.7% were non-families. 1.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50 and the average family size was 3.51.

On the base the population was spread out, with 43.5% under the age of 18, 15.2% from 18 to 24, 39.6% from 25 to 44, 1.6% 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 100.6 males.

The median income for a household on the base was $31,951, and the median income for a family was $31,859. Males had a median income of $25,409 versus $19,176 for females. The per capita income for the base was $10,670. About 4.5% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.