Gulf Breeze is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,665 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Gulf Breeze is the 318th largest community in Florida.

Gulf Breeze is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gulf Breeze is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gulf Breeze who work in management occupations (16.57%), sales jobs (15.30%), and healthcare (13.86%).

In addition, Gulf Breeze is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Gulf Breeze are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Gulf Breeze is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Gulf Breeze, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.8% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small city, Gulf Breeze does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Gulf Breeze Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Gulf Breeze, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Gulf Breeze is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 48.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Gulf Breeze in 2000 was $34,688, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,752 for a family of four.

The people who call Gulf Breeze home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gulf Breeze is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Gulf Breeze include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Gulf Breeze is English. Some people also speak Spanish.