Pea Ridge

Population: 3,934
Median household income: $60,350
Median home value: $217,200

Located in Santa Rosa County, Florida, Pea Ridge is a community with a population of 3,934. At $60,350, its median household income sits below Santa Rosa County's $88,968.

From 2019 to 2023, Pea Ridge's population declined 15.2% from 4,641 to 3,934, while its median home value rose 79.2% from $121,200 to $217,200.

The typical home was built around 1988. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,934
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,350
Median home value: $217,200
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 1,483
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6413,934

Median household income

$68,835$60,350

Median home value

$121,200$217,200

Median gross rent

$927$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,641	$68,835	$121,200	$927
2020	4,817	$69,089	$129,400	$948
2021	4,190	$64,489	$150,000	$953
2022	3,765	$58,490	$183,300	$1,076
2023	3,934	$60,350	$217,200	$1,174

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5420.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	149	3.8%
5 to 17	939	23.9%
18 to 24	300	7.6%
25 to 34	388	9.9%
35 to 44	389	9.9%
45 to 54	802	20.4%
55 to 64	387	9.8%
65 to 74	236	6.0%
75 and over	344	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,106	79.0%
Black or African American	98	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.5%
Asian	92	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	424	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	118	4.6%
High school graduate	923	36.3%
Some college or associate's	957	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	382	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	166	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,644	85.3%
Carpooled	127	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	117	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	189	10.4%
15 to 29 min	926	51.1%
30 to 44 min	482	26.6%
45 to 59 min	76	4.2%
60+ min	138	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 3.9% (153 of 3,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	934	65.8%
Nonfamily households	485	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,419	95.7%
Vacant	64	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,070	75.4%
Renter-occupied	349	24.6%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,259	84.9%
1-unit, attached	17	1.1%
2 to 4 units	26	1.8%
5 to 19 units	137	9.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1255532
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.5991, -87.0997