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County population in July 2009: 303,343 (89% urban, 11% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 74,690
Renter-occupied apartments: 36,359
% of renters here:

33%
State:

33%

Land area: 662 sq. mi.
Water area: 213.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 458 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Escambia County: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Escambia County, Florida business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Escambia County races chart

Races in Escambia County, Florida:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (68.4%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (21.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • Asian alone (2.7%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.5%)

Median resident age:  35.4 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Males: 146,183  (49.7%)
Females: 148,227  (50.3%)

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Escambia County,FL real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Escambia County:

2.5 people
Florida:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,922 ($35,234 in 1999)
This county:

$40922
Florida:

$44736

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $633 (lower quartile is $466, upper quartile is $800)
This county:

$633
State:

$802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $148,500 (it was $81,700 in 2000)
Escambia County:

$148,500
Florida:

$182,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,600 - $219,500

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $197,076
Here:

$197,076
State:

$275,879

Townhouses or other attached units: $132,915
Here:

$132,915
State:

$195,815

In 2-unit structures: $166,457
Here:

$166,457
State:

$200,248

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,852
Here:

$190,852
State:

$172,083

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,980
Here:

$268,980
State:

$221,364

Mobile homes: $48,967
Here:

$48,967
State:

$43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,267
Here:

$59,267
State:

$47,032
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,290
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $383

Institutionalized population: 10,825

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 9
  • Rapes: 119
  • Robberies: 374
  • Assaults: 1461
  • Burglaries: 2351
  • Thefts: 6142
  • Auto thefts: 811

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 18
  • Rapes: 101
  • Robberies: 284
  • Assaults: 1222
  • Burglaries: 2220
  • Thefts: 5610
  • Auto thefts: 638

Escambia County, FL map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 1363 buildings, average cost: $97,700
  • 2001: 1445 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 2002: 1694 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2003: 1755 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2004: 1766 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 2005: 2010 buildings, average cost: $151,300
  • 2006: 1218 buildings, average cost: $168,800
  • 2007: 927 buildings, average cost: $162,700
  • 2008: 554 buildings, average cost: $146,300
  • 2009: 514 buildings, average cost: $181,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Escambia County Florida:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.7%


2008 Presidential Election results in Escambia County Florida:

McCain (Republican): 59.4%
Obama (Democratic): 40.0%
Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,170 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $777 (0.6%)


Escambia County household income distribution in 2009 Escambia County home values distribution


Escambia County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.9%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.3% for Black residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.9%
Escambia County:

18.9%
Florida:

14.9%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.3% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 36 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 47 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)

Area name: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Escambia County is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $839 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Bellview, Ensley, Myrtle Grove, Warrington, Gonzalez, Fort Pierce South.

Escambia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip CodeCityCertified Residential DatabaseMandatory Residential DatabaseMandatory Non-Residential Database
Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)
32501Pensacola140130130
32503Pensacola4204040
32504Pensacola8301010
32505Pensacola9111010
32506Pensacola1301010
32507Pensacola1193030
32514Pensacola7906060
32526Pensacola2603030
32533Cantonment383----
32534Pensacola301010
32568Mc David10----
32576Pensacola--1010
32577Molino10----
32594Pensacola1100----

2005 air pollution in Escambia County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 19 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 39 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 29 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.



Click to draw/clear Escambia County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Escambia County: Stella Railroad Station (A), Langley-Bell 4-H Center (B), Pensacola Lighthouse (C), Becks Camp (D), Fort Pickens Ruins (E), Fort McRee Leading Light (F), United States Department of the Interior Biological Laboratory (G), Chemstrand Pier (H), Hurst Landing (I), Williams Ditch Landing (J), Buckeye Railroad Station (K), Holiday Harbor Marina (L), John C Pace Library (M), Fort Barrancas Barracks (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Escambia County include: Walnut Hill Church (A), Aldersgate Church (B), Pugh Chapel (C), Christian Home Church (D), Pine Forest Estates (E), Pine Forest Church (F), Pine Forest Baptist Church (G), Pine Barren Church (H), Rays Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Morgan Cemetery (1), Old Muscogee Cemetery (2), Chasefield Plantation Cemetery (3), Spreull Cemetery (4), Santa Marie Cemetery (5), Mission Cemetery (6), Pensacola Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaverdam Lake (A), Becks Lake (B), Jernigan Dead River (C), Big Lagoon (D), Bluff Springs Lake (E), Riverside Lake (F), Brown Lake (G), Quintette Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shinney Creek (A), Bridge Creek (B), Breastworks Branch (C), Bowman Creek (D), Cowdevil Creek (E), Boggy Creek (F), Blue Water Creek (G), Still Branch (H), Rocky Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Escambia County include: Perdido Key State Park (1), LaFlorestra Perdido Wildlife Management Area (2), Fort Pickens State Park (3), Big Lagoon State Park (4), Champion International State Wildlife Management Area (5), Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: San Carlos Beach (A), Mustin Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Baldwin County, Alabama , Escambia County, Alabama , Santa Rosa County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

10.3%
Florida:

10.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 20,805
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,821 (56% naturalized citizens)

Escambia County:

3.7%
Whole state:

16.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 2,178
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,405
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,022
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,465
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,091
  • 1970 to 1974: 928
  • 1970 to 1974: 917
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,815

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.6%

Escambia County marital status for males
Escambia County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 83,261
  • One, attached: 3,872
  • Two: 4,446
  • 3 or 4: 5,158
  • 5 to 9: 5,013
  • 10 to 19: 3,325
  • 20 or more: 7,459
  • Mobile homes: 11,935
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 178

Housing units in Escambia County with a mortgage: 42,069 (5,026 second mortgage, 3,621 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,328

Here:

66.4% with mortgage
State:

71.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.45%
Here47.4%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 139,690
Total congregations: 249

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodEpiscopal Church
Adherents59,768 (42.8%)25,026 (17.9%)14,691 (10.5%)9,567 (6.8%)4,909 (3.5%)
Congregations64 (25.7%)18 (7.2%)28 (11.2%)20 (8.0%)7 (2.8%)
Name USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents3,578 (2.6%)3,193 (2.3%)2,775 (2.0%)2,608 (1.9%)13,575 (9.7%)
Congregations8 (3.2%)17 (6.8%)7 (2.8%)4 (1.6%)76 (30.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Escambia County - Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Bellview

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 60
This county:

1.98 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Escambia County:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 45
Escambia County:

1.48 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 119
This county:

3.92 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 176
Escambia County:

5.80 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.4%
Florida:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.6%
Florida:

23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Escambia County:

10.8%
State:

14.0%


Agriculture in Escambia County:

Average size of farms: 96 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23,258
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $364.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.38%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,428
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $19,225
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.38
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.53%
Corn for grain: 1917 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1121 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 16242 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1651 harvested acres
Vegetables: 124 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 915 acres

Tornado activity:

Escambia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 65 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/30/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 44 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Escambia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.2 miles away from Escambia County center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Philippines (17%)
  • Vietnam (11%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Mexico (4%)
  • Cuba (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Escambia County (%):



  • United States or American (15%)
  • German (10%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • English (9%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)


Escambia County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 98,681 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 14,812 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,379 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 44 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 40 (0%)
  • Taxi: 271 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 374 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 538 (0%)
  • Walked: 7,704 (6%)
  • Other means: 1,379 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 3,096 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Escambia County, Florida:

  • 6,038 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 4,412 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 4,076 people in military disciplinary barracks
  • 2,391 people in nursing homes
  • 1,570 people in state prisons
  • 1,234 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 640 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 423 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 383 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 292 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 269 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 90 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 65 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 61 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 58 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 43 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 42 people in other group homes
  • 37 people in halfway houses
  • 35 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 28 people in crews of maritime vessels
  • 18 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 14 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 8 people in institutions for the blind
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 4 people in religious group quarters
  • 3 people in military ships

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,616.

9.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,793 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.48%
Florida average:

8.71%


0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,491 average AGI)
Escambia County:

0.44%
Florida average:

0.22%

2.81% relocated from other counties in Florida ($11,050 average AGI)
6.23% relocated from other states ($23,252 average AGI)
Escambia County:

6.23%
Florida average:

4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Santa Rosa County, FL  1.28% ($38,204 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL  0.25% ($28,489)
from Baldwin County, AL  0.22% ($47,435)
from San Diego County, CA  0.18% ($39,146)
from Duval County, FL  0.17% ($36,765)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.14% ($27,151)
from Harrison County, MS  0.11% ($29,250)


10.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.23%
Florida average:

7.73%


0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,163 average AGI)
Escambia County:

0.41%
Florida average:

0.12%

2.83% relocated to other counties in Florida ($10,633 average AGI)
6.98% relocated to other states ($23,776 average AGI)
Escambia County:

6.98%
Florida average:

3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Santa Rosa County, FL  1.16% ($41,066 average AGI)
to San Diego County, CA  0.44% ($31,229)
to Baldwin County, AL  0.34% ($45,973)
to Duval County, FL  0.27% ($34,108)
to Okaloosa County, FL  0.18% ($29,073)
to Virginia Beach city, VA  0.17% ($31,505)
to Onslow County, NC  0.15% ($25,969)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Escambia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Escambia County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Escambia County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 46,935 (38,777 aged, 8,158 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.34
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18425.41
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 449.380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66324.59

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1387.600
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1057.710
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.05

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41.44
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70.76

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.75

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 56.6. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 25.2
  • Other - 31.4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 136.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 70.8
  • Poisoning - 29.0
  • Suffocation - 25.2
  • Other - 10.9

Household type by relationship:

Households: 272,475
  • In family households: 227,703 (52,686 male householders, 21,842 female householders)
    53,395 spouses, 79,388 children (72,316 natural, 2,417 adopted, 4,655 stepchildren), 6,430 grandchildren, 1,949 brothers or sisters, 1,874 parents, 4,366 other relatives, 5,773 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 44,772 (16,827 male householders (12,874 living alone)), 19,651 female householders (16,917 living alone)), 8,294 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 21,935 (11,078 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 33,358 2-persons, 17,895 3-persons, 13,836 4-persons, 6,033 5-persons, 2,394 6-persons, 1,012 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29,791 1-person, 5,595 2-persons, 734 3-persons, 290 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

93.2% of residents of Escambia County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,777,562,000 ($9294 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,007,674,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,171,684,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $383,830,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,694,000
Federal grants: $325,952,000
Federal procurement contracts: $327,662,000 ($251,384,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $563,741,000 ($455,554,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $40,434,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $242,112,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,320,981,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 20,963
Here:

71 per 1000 residents
State:

63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 15,099
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,916
Here:

+6 per 1000 residents
State:

+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -4,980
Here:  -17 per 1000 residents
State:  +59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Escambia County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 44.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

3.8

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 4,691
  • 2000 to 2004: 13,156
  • 1990 to 1999: 22,730
  • 1980 to 1989: 27,740
  • 1970 to 1979: 26,271
  • 1960 to 1969: 17,691
  • 1950 to 1959: 15,366
  • 1940 to 1949: 5,112
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,439
Rooms in houses/apartments in Escambia County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 123
  • 2 rooms: 543
  • 3 rooms: 2,608
  • 4 rooms: 6,700
  • 5 rooms: 16,798
  • 6 rooms: 20,607
  • 7 rooms: 13,831
  • 8 rooms: 7,867
  • 9+ rooms: 5,613
  • 1 room: 943
  • 2 rooms: 3,231
  • 3 rooms: 5,471
  • 4 rooms: 10,804
  • 5 rooms: 8,029
  • 6 rooms: 4,899
  • 7 rooms: 1,821
  • 8 rooms: 865
  • 9+ rooms: 296
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Escambia County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 224
  • 1 bedroom: 1,713
  • 2 bedrooms: 13,843
  • 3 bedrooms: 44,641
  • 4 bedrooms: 12,951
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,318
  • no bedroom: 1,132
  • 1 bedroom: 8,066
  • 2 bedrooms: 15,290
  • 3 bedrooms: 10,315
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,446
  • 5+ bedrooms: 110
Cars and other vehicles available in Escambia County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 3,152
  • 1 vehicle: 24,550
  • 2 vehicles: 33,781
  • 3 vehicles: 10,183
  • 4 vehicles: 2,256
  • 5+ vehicles: 768
  • no vehicle: 6,133
  • 1 vehicle: 18,073
  • 2 vehicles: 10,130
  • 3 vehicles: 1,648
  • 4 vehicles: 238
  • 5+ vehicles: 137

49% of Escambia County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Florida.

Escambia County:

48.8%
State average:

51.1%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 126750
  • Northeast: 22752
  • Midwest: 28096
  • South: 84593
  • West: 15027

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Escambia County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (59.1%)
  • Utility gas (36.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.4%)
  • Wood (0.6%)
  • Electricity (69.8%)
  • Utility gas (26.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.2%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,147
Here:

12.7%
Florida:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,741
Here:

10.7%
Florida:

9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,526
Here:

30.1%
Florida:

21.0%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Escambia County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,744,000
  • Charges - All Other: $50,598,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,998,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,425,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $8,374,000
    Health - Other: $6,558,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,302,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,589,000
    Police Protection: $1,073,000
    Housing and Community Development: $792,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $604,000
    Local Fire Protection: $593,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $583,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $67,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $210,320,000
    Police Protection: $50,128,000
    Corrections - Other: $32,805,000
    Financial Administration: $27,288,000
    Health - Other: $15,781,000
    Regular Highways: $15,497,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,893,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,415,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,647,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,875,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,802,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,989,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,649,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,164,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,684,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,389,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $945,380,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $188,915,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,775,000
    Public Welfare: $951,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $43,373,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $2,795,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,521,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $1,238,000
    All Other: $1,111,000
    General Local Government Support: $559,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $951,679,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,299,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,900,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $45,448,000
    Special Assessments: $12,138,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $11,254,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,183,000
    Sale of Property: $1,092,000
    Rents: $423,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $90,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $132,640,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $128,740,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,909,000
    Financial Administration: $2,115,000
    Regular Highways: $1,271,000
    Health - Other: $1,174,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,086,000
    Parks and Recreation: $320,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $299,000
    Corrections - Other: $123,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $176,067,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $973,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $945,380,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $35,712,000
    All Other: $24,293,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,075,000
    Health and Hospitals: $51,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,902,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $38,671,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,119,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $9,108,000
    Other License: $8,773,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,136,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $640,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $52,266,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 8,394
  • Number of aged recipients: 649
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 7,745
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,814
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,220
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,360
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,672
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,757


Escambia County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Escambia County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 57 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,520$134,326853$167,2082,799$151,316225$36,5788$1,368,125579$173,39454$64,833
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED52$120,36579$163,430307$144,42036$71,8610$071$171,14127$48,370
APPLICATIONS DENIED192$135,667248$154,7061,619$153,111204$43,4511$3,200,000308$171,11099$54,778
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN179$137,648131$204,4731,113$154,45635$82,4861$19,000,000187$177,43325$98,040
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS33$149,90935$269,714301$143,58816$71,8130$036$181,1398$68,750
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 41 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED68$185,20616$153,4383$83,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED24$210,12521$230,8573$165,333
APPLICATIONS DENIED20$230,55013$168,7691$79,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$139,8007$172,8570$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$209,0001$160,0002$273,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Escambia County, FL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1,73970.4 years
John1,67073.0 years
Mary1,64577.7 years
William1,63972.8 years
Robert1,12570.7 years
Charles85771.7 years
Willie80373.3 years
George72473.2 years
Joseph59672.2 years
Thomas54570.9 years
Most common last names in Escambia County, FL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith78974.2 years
Williams74572.7 years
Johnson73572.4 years
Jones54573.6 years
Brown50073.6 years
Davis44773.5 years
White32074.9 years
Wilson28673.0 years
Thomas26972.5 years
Jackson26573.2 years
Businesses in Escambia County, FL
NameCountNameCount
AT&T5Marriott4
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets3
Ann Taylor1McDonald's13
Arby's6Microtel1
Ashley Furniture1Motel 63
AutoZone5Office Depot3
Bath & Body Works1OfficeMax1
Baymont Inn1Outback Steakhouse1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Panera Bread1
Best Western1Papa John's Pizza5
Blockbuster5Payless3
Buffalo Wild Wings1PetSmart1
Burger King10Pizza Hut9
Chick-Fil-A3Popeyes4
Cinnabon 1Publix Super Markets5
Comfort Inn2Quality3
Dairy Queen2Quiznos2
Days Inn2RadioShack6
Decora Cabinetry2Ramada1
Dennys3Red Robin1
Dunkin Donuts1Rooms To Go2
FedEx42Ruby Tuesday3
Foot Locker1SONIC Drive-In7
GNC6Sam's Club1
GameStop6Sears5
Gymboree1Spencer Gifts1
H&R Block8Sprint Nextel4
Hardee's7Starbucks8
Havertys Furniture1Suburban1
Haworth1Subway29
Holiday Inn4Super 81
Hollister Co.1T-Mobile13
Home Depot3T.J.Maxx1
Howard Johnson1Taco Bell7
IHOP2Target3
JCPenney1The Limited1
KFC4Toys"R"Us1
Kincaid2Travelodge1
Kmart3UPS41
Kohl's1Verizon Wireless5
Kroger28Victoria's Secret1
LENSCRAFTERS1Waffle House15
La Quinta1Walgreens10
La-Z-Boy1Walmart5
Lane Furniture8YMCA3
Lowes3

Escambia County on our top lists:

  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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