Gulf Breeze, Florida

The city has a total area of 23.56 square miles (61.0 km²), of which 4.68 square miles (12.1 km²) is land and 18.88 square miles (48.9 km²) is water.[4]

Growth of the city itself is geographically restricted, surrounded by major water bodies on three sides; the eastern portion of Gulf Breeze is occupied by the Naval Live Oaks Reservation. As a result, new growth takes place east of the city limits along U.S. Highway 98.

As of the 2010 Census, there were 5,763 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska native, 1.4% Asian, 0.5% some other race, 1.3% two or more races, and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, of any race.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 5,665 people, 2,377 households, and 1,678 families living in the city. The population density was 1,192.0 inhabitants per square mile (460.2/km²). There were 2,553 housing units at an average density of 537.2 per square mile (207.4/km²).

There were 2,377 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,522, and the median income for a family was $61,661. Males had a median income of $44,408 versus $28,159 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,688. About 3.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

Gulf Breeze High School

• Gulf Breeze High School[9]
• Gulf Breeze Middle School[10]
• Gulf Breeze Elementary School[11]

Gulf Breeze is served by route 61 of Escambia County Area Transit.[12][13]

• Bob Armstrong (1939-2020), professional wrestler (longtime resident)
• Doug Baldwin (born 1988), American football player
• Ashley Brown (born 1982), singer and actress
• Ben Lively (born 1992), baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
• Jason McKie (born 1980), American football player
• Frank Spellman (1922–2017), Olympic champion weightlifter
• Abigail Spencer (born 1981), actress; born and raised in Gulf Breeze[14]
• Adrian Street (born 1940), professional wrestler (longtime resident)

• Gulf Breeze UFO incident
• Third Gulf Breeze

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• Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce