Gonzalez vs West Pensacola

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

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

West Pensacola has the higher population (20,679 vs 13,861 in Gonzalez). Gonzalez has the higher median household income ($81,080 vs $38,641 in West Pensacola). Gonzalez has the higher median home value ($249,800 vs $109,800 in West Pensacola).

Population, income & housing

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
Population	13,861	20,679
Median age	40.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,080	$38,641
Median home value	$249,800	$109,800
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,086
Housing units	5,607	10,221
Homeownership rate	81.8%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
Population	14,598 → 13,861 (-5.0%)	21,056 → 20,679 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$77,492 → $81,080 (+4.6%)	$35,068 → $38,641 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $249,800 (+45.1%)	$65,900 → $109,800 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,082 → $1,151 (+6.4%)	$873 → $1,086 (+24.4%)

Gonzalez

Population

14,59813,861

Median household income

$77,492$81,080

Median home value

$172,200$249,800

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,151

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)

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
Under 5	7.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.2%
75 and over	7.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	41.8%
Black or African American	10.1%	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
No high school diploma	5.3%	17.5%
High school graduate	26.4%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
Drove alone	76.7%	65.9%
Carpooled	11.4%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	11.0%	8.4%
Other means	0.2%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
1-unit, detached	87.3%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Gonzalez	West Pensacola
Poverty rate	5.2%	25.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1988	1963