Myrtle Grove

Population: 16,637
Median household income: $63,011
Median home value: $182,600

Myrtle Grove is a community in Escambia County, Florida, home to 16,637 residents. Its median household income of $63,011 runs below the Escambia County figure of $65,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Myrtle Grove's population declined 1.4% from 16,875 to 16,637, while its median home value rose 61.3% from $113,200 to $182,600.

65.8% of workers drive to work alone. 63.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,637
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,011
Median home value: $182,600
Median gross rent: $1,278
Housing units: 7,457
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,87516,637

Median household income

$47,941$63,011

Median home value

$113,200$182,600

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,278

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,875	$47,941	$113,200	$1,015
2020	17,140	$50,444	$117,000	$1,061
2021	17,023	$54,585	$127,800	$1,083
2022	16,945	$59,266	$161,900	$1,134
2023	16,637	$63,011	$182,600	$1,278

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 3421.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	768	4.6%
5 to 17	2,295	13.8%
18 to 24	2,450	14.7%
25 to 34	3,515	21.1%
35 to 44	1,728	10.4%
45 to 54	2,238	13.5%
55 to 64	1,258	7.6%
65 to 74	1,569	9.4%
75 and over	816	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,509	63.2%
Black or African American	2,750	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.4%
Asian	543	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	287	1.7%
Two or more races	1,203	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,266	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,320	11.9%
High school graduate	3,059	27.5%
Some college or associate's	4,083	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,014	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	648	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked11.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,733	65.8%
Carpooled	524	6.0%
Public transit	66	0.8%
Walked	1,040	11.9%
Bicycle	40	0.5%
Worked from home	1,095	12.6%
Other means	212	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,892	24.8%
15 to 29 min	3,444	45.2%
30 to 44 min	1,435	18.8%
45 to 59 min	417	5.5%
60+ min	427	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.5% (2,167 of 14,948)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,716	59.6%
Nonfamily households	2,520	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,236	83.6%
Vacant	1,221	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,487	55.9%
Renter-occupied	2,749	44.1%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,733	63.5%
1-unit, attached	340	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,090	14.6%
5 to 19 units	691	9.3%
20 or more units	128	1.7%
Mobile home & other	475	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1247550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.4145, -87.3028