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Pensacola, FL

54,011 Population
22.8 square miles 2,372.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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66%White21%Black0%†Native3%†Asian0%†Islander1%†Other5%†Two+5%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$48,053 ±$2,320 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: $37,860 ±$593
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
$72,699 ±$3,593 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: $73,588 ±$1,482
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282

12.4% ±1.6% (6,596  ±843) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 12.2% 60,047 (±0.8% / ±3,744)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty18%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty12%†
  • Poverty
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21.5 minutes ±0.9 (474,615  ±31,329) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 26.2 5,378,110 (±0.4 / ±115,607)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

24,979 ±557 Number of households
  • the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 199,542 ±1,320
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
2.1 ±0.1 (53,389  ±75) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 2.5 493,825 (±0 / ±470)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752

Population by household type

Married couples48%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female29%
Now marriedMale45%Female44%
DivorcedMale12%†Female17%
WidowedMale4%†Female10%†
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6.2% ±1.8% (718  ±213) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 5.8% † 6,731 (±0.6% / ±697)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-194%†20-2412%†25-2911%†30-357%†35-393%†40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

27,837 ±574 Number of housing units
  • the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 225,953 ±200
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied90%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied63%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit73%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$276,500 ±$13,546 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: $260,500 ±$4,648
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895

14.5% ±2.4% (7,752  ±1,283.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 16.9% 86,534 (±0.8% / ±4,115.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)

Social

92.7% ±3.3% (36,707  ±1,529) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 91.3% 325,970 (±1.4% / ±4,863.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
42.7% ±2.5% (16,906  ±1,035.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 29.7% 106,075 (±0.7% / ±2,531.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)

Population by highest level of education

7%†No degree19%High school31%Some college24%Bachelor's19%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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4.9% ±1.2% (2,641  ±637) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 5.3% 27,573
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419

12.5% ±1.5% (5,334  ±657) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area: 14.8% 57,593 (±0.5% / ±1,856)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)

Veterans by wartime service

100†WWII191†Korea1,537†Vietnam1,690†Gulf (1990s)1,550†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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5,334 Total veterans ±657 4,532 Male ±569 802 Female ±254

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Pensacola, FL <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1255925-pensacola-fl/>