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Moving to Gulf Breeze, Florida

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Population: 5,665. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,455 (+13.9% change)
Males: 2,674 (47.2%), Females: 2,991 (52.8%)

Santa Rosa County

Zip codes: 32561, 32566.

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $52,522
Median house value: $149,700

Population by Race

Races in Gulf Breeze:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (16.7%), Irish (12.9%), United States (9.7%), Italian (5.0%), Scottish (4.4%).

Elevation: 14 feet

Land area: 4.8 square miles

Map of Gulf Breeze, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gulf Breeze

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 48.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gulf Breeze city

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

3.0% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Gulf Breeze:

  • GULF BREEZE HOSPITAL (1110 GULF BREEZE PARKWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Gulf Breeze:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gulf Breeze:

  • PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 8 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: PNS)
  • HURLBURT FIELD (about 35 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; Abbreviation: HRT)
  • MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 64 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gulf Breeze:

  • FERGUSON (about 11 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: 82J)
  • COASTAL (about 18 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: 83J)
  • PETER PRINCE FIELD (about 24 miles; MILTON, FL; Abbreviation: 2R4)

Amtrak station near Gulf Breeze:

  • 5 miles: PENSACOLA (980 E. HEINBURG ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gulf Breeze:

  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 12 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 51 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 73 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)

Schools

Public high school in Gulf Breeze:

  • GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,534; Location: 675 GULF BREEZE PARKWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Gulf Breeze:

  • GULF BREEZE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 909; Location: 649 GULF BREEZE PARKWAY; Grades: 06 – 10)
  • ORIOLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 872; Location: 1260 ORIOLE BEACH ROAD; Grades: PK – 09)
  • WOODLAWN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 846; Location: 1500 WOODLAWN WAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GULF BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 685; Location: 549 GULF BREEZE PARKWAY; Grades: PK – 05)

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