Escambia County, Florida

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 323,275
Median household income: $65,715
Median home value: $234,200

Escambia County, Florida counts 323,275 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $65,715 runs below the Florida figure of $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Escambia County's population grew 3.1% from 313,491 to 323,275, while its median household income rose 29.1% from $50,915 to $65,715.

28.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 323,275
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,715
Median home value: $234,200
Median gross rent: $1,234
Housing units: 147,678
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

313,491323,275

Median household income

$50,915$65,715

Median home value

$146,200$234,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,234

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	313,491	$50,915	$146,200	$983
2020	316,691	$53,023	$157,200	$1,020
2021	318,828	$56,605	$171,900	$1,076
2022	321,296	$61,642	$206,400	$1,170
2023	323,275	$65,715	$234,200	$1,234

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18,752	5.8%
5 to 17	49,150	15.2%
18 to 24	35,043	10.8%
25 to 34	47,058	14.6%
35 to 44	37,665	11.7%
45 to 54	35,545	11.0%
55 to 64	43,002	13.3%
65 to 74	33,954	10.5%
75 and over	23,106	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	200,929	62.2%
Black or African American	67,970	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	696	0.2%
Asian	9,071	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	320	0.1%
Some other race	1,527	0.5%
Two or more races	21,349	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,413	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20,945	9.5%
High school graduate	60,124	27.3%
Some college or associate's	75,520	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	40,614	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23,127	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104,580	70.4%
Carpooled	13,264	8.9%
Public transit	1,197	0.8%
Walked	6,373	4.3%
Bicycle	714	0.5%
Worked from home	19,593	13.2%
Other means	2,808	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,451	26.7%
15 to 29 min	56,378	43.7%
30 to 44 min	23,536	18.3%
45 to 59 min	6,930	5.4%
60+ min	7,641	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 14.5% (44,136 of 304,592)

	Count	Share
Family households	79,607	62.1%
Nonfamily households	48,685	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	128,292	86.9%
Vacant	19,386	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82,106	64.0%
Renter-occupied	46,186	36.0%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100,747	68.2%
1-unit, attached	4,190	2.8%
2 to 4 units	11,278	7.6%
5 to 19 units	10,599	7.2%
20 or more units	11,745	8.0%
Mobile home & other	9,119	6.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 12033
State: Florida
Land area: 657 sq mi
Water area: 469 sq mi
Center point: 30.5300, -87.3203