Escambia County vs St. Johns County

A side-by-side comparison of Escambia County and St. Johns County: population, income, housing, and more.

Escambia County and St. Johns County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Escambia County has the higher population (323,275 vs 292,243 in St. Johns County). St. Johns County has the higher median household income ($106,169 vs $65,715 in Escambia County). St. Johns County has the higher median home value ($457,600 vs $234,200 in Escambia County).

Population, income & housing

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
Population	323,275	292,243
Median age	38.1 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,715	$106,169
Median home value	$234,200	$457,600
Median gross rent	$1,234	$1,775
Housing units	147,678	127,144
Homeownership rate	64.0%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
Population	313,491 → 323,275 (+3.1%)	244,674 → 292,243 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$50,915 → $65,715 (+29.1%)	$82,252 → $106,169 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $234,200 (+60.2%)	$304,700 → $457,600 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,234 (+25.5%)	$1,312 → $1,775 (+35.3%)

Escambia County

Population

313,491323,275

Median household income

$50,915$65,715

Median home value

$146,200$234,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,234

St. Johns County

Population

244,674292,243

Median household income

$82,252$106,169

Median home value

$304,700$457,600

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
Under 5	5.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.5%
75 and over	7.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	78.6%
Black or African American	21.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
No high school diploma	9.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	27.3%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
Drove alone	70.4%	66.6%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	4.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.2%	23.7%
Other means	1.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	8.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Escambia County	St. Johns County
Poverty rate	14.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1983	2002