Pensacola

Population: 54,011
Median household income: $72,699
Median home value: $276,500

Pensacola is a community in Escambia County, Florida, home to 54,011 residents. At $72,699, its median household income sits above Escambia County's $65,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Pensacola's population grew 2.6% from 52,642 to 54,011, while its median home value rose 51.3% from $182,800 to $276,500.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,011
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,699
Median home value: $276,500
Median gross rent: $1,209
Housing units: 27,837
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,64254,011

Median household income

$50,493$72,699

Median home value

$182,800$276,500

Median gross rent

$954$1,209

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,642	$50,493	$182,800	$954
2020	52,918	$56,199	$199,300	$998
2021	53,845	$59,119	$220,000	$1,072
2022	54,059	$67,722	$248,100	$1,150
2023	54,011	$72,699	$276,500	$1,209

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,301	6.1%
5 to 17	7,280	13.5%
18 to 24	3,823	7.1%
25 to 34	8,802	16.3%
35 to 44	6,051	11.2%
45 to 54	6,212	11.5%
55 to 64	7,283	13.5%
65 to 74	6,626	12.3%
75 and over	4,633	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,557	65.8%
Black or African American	11,361	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	1,418	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.1%
Some other race	300	0.6%
Two or more races	2,842	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,433	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,900	7.3%
High school graduate	7,603	19.2%
Some college or associate's	12,198	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	9,569	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,337	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,981	72.9%
Carpooled	1,836	7.1%
Public transit	220	0.8%
Walked	376	1.4%
Bicycle	158	0.6%
Worked from home	3,945	15.2%
Other means	523	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,784	35.2%
15 to 29 min	9,182	41.6%
30 to 44 min	2,872	13.0%
45 to 59 min	1,065	4.8%
60+ min	1,191	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 12.4% (6,596 of 53,400)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,162	52.7%
Nonfamily households	11,817	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,979	89.7%
Vacant	2,858	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,859	63.5%
Renter-occupied	9,120	36.5%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,558	70.3%
1-unit, attached	853	3.1%
2 to 4 units	2,676	9.6%
5 to 19 units	2,290	8.2%
20 or more units	2,377	8.5%
Mobile home & other	83	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1255925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 30.4410, -87.1912