Santa Rosa County, Florida

35 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 193,719
Median household income: $88,968
Median home value: $302,100

Santa Rosa County is a county in Florida with a population of 193,719. 35 cities and places have their primary county here. At $88,968, its median household income sits above Florida's $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Santa Rosa County's population grew 10.9% from 174,755 to 193,719, while its median household income rose 30.9% from $67,949 to $88,968.

8.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.65 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 193,719
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,968
Median home value: $302,100
Median gross rent: $1,445
Housing units: 78,275
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

174,755193,719

Median household income

$67,949$88,968

Median home value

$199,200$302,100

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,445

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	174,755	$67,949	$199,200	$1,129
2020	179,587	$70,663	$214,900	$1,163
2021	184,345	$77,260	$231,800	$1,238
2022	188,994	$84,715	$272,500	$1,386
2023	193,719	$88,968	$302,100	$1,445

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,366	5.4%
5 to 17	32,185	16.6%
18 to 24	14,518	7.5%
25 to 34	25,653	13.2%
35 to 44	27,080	14.0%
45 to 54	24,921	12.9%
55 to 64	27,106	14.0%
65 to 74	20,166	10.4%
75 and over	11,724	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	153,283	79.1%
Black or African American	10,581	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	320	0.2%
Asian	3,993	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	331	0.2%
Some other race	1,297	0.7%
Two or more races	11,163	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,751	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,065	7.4%
High school graduate	36,007	26.3%
Some college or associate's	48,244	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	27,038	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15,296	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66,800	77.0%
Carpooled	7,318	8.4%
Public transit	19	0.0%
Walked	900	1.0%
Bicycle	183	0.2%
Worked from home	10,050	11.6%
Other means	1,463	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,834	18.0%
15 to 29 min	24,514	32.0%
30 to 44 min	21,644	28.2%
45 to 59 min	9,774	12.7%
60+ min	6,917	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 8.4% (15,911 of 188,472)

	Count	Share
Family households	50,727	71.2%
Nonfamily households	20,523	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71,250	91.0%
Vacant	7,025	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56,986	80.0%
Renter-occupied	14,264	20.0%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	62,767	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1,396	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2,574	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2,147	2.7%
20 or more units	2,758	3.5%
Mobile home & other	6,633	8.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 12113
State: Florida
Land area: 1,012 sq mi
Water area: 210 sq mi
Center point: 30.6753, -87.0189