Ensley vs West Pensacola

A side-by-side comparison of Ensley and West Pensacola: population, income, housing, and more.

Ensley and West Pensacola are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ensley has the higher population (23,036 vs 20,679 in West Pensacola). Ensley has the higher median household income ($58,264 vs $38,641 in West Pensacola). Ensley has the higher median home value ($198,700 vs $109,800 in West Pensacola).

Population, income & housing

	Ensley	West Pensacola
Population	23,036	20,679
Median age	38.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,264	$38,641
Median home value	$198,700	$109,800
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,086
Housing units	11,295	10,221
Homeownership rate	56.7%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ensley	West Pensacola
Population	22,194 → 23,036 (+3.8%)	21,056 → 20,679 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$45,245 → $58,264 (+28.8%)	$35,068 → $38,641 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $198,700 (+74.3%)	$65,900 → $109,800 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,041 → $1,361 (+30.7%)	$873 → $1,086 (+24.4%)

Ensley

Population

22,19423,036

Median household income

$45,245$58,264

Median home value

$114,000$198,700

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,361

West Pensacola

Population

21,05620,679

Median household income

$35,068$38,641

Median home value

$65,900$109,800

Median gross rent

$873$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ensley	West Pensacola
Under 5	5.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	18.5%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.2%
75 and over	6.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ensley	West Pensacola
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	41.8%
Black or African American	27.8%	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	4.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ensley	West Pensacola
No high school diploma	11.1%	17.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ensley	West Pensacola
Drove alone	69.0%	65.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.1%	4.7%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.2%
Worked from home	16.9%	8.4%
Other means	0.1%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ensley	West Pensacola
1-unit, detached	58.7%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	8.3%
20 or more units	9.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Ensley	West Pensacola
Poverty rate	17.5%	25.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1989	1963