Escambia County vs St. Lucie County

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

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

St. Lucie County has the higher population (346,237 vs 323,275 in Escambia County). St. Lucie County has the higher median household income ($69,027 vs $65,715 in Escambia County). St. Lucie County has the higher median home value ($305,800 vs $234,200 in Escambia County).

Population, income & housing

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
Population	323,275	346,237
Median age	38.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,715	$69,027
Median home value	$234,200	$305,800
Median gross rent	$1,234	$1,489
Housing units	147,678	154,930
Homeownership rate	64.0%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
Population	313,491 → 323,275 (+3.1%)	312,947 → 346,237 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$50,915 → $65,715 (+29.1%)	$52,322 → $69,027 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $234,200 (+60.2%)	$186,900 → $305,800 (+63.6%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,234 (+25.5%)	$1,185 → $1,489 (+25.7%)

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. Lucie County

Population

312,947346,237

Median household income

$52,322$69,027

Median home value

$186,900$305,800

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
Under 5	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	13.6%
75 and over	7.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	52.6%
Black or African American	21.0%	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
No high school diploma	9.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	27.3%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
Drove alone	70.4%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	4.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.2%	10.2%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Escambia County	St. Lucie County
Poverty rate	14.5%	11.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1983	1994