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County population in July 2007: 306,407 (89% urban, 11% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 74,690
Renter-occupied apartments: 36,359
% of renters here:  33%
State:  30%
Land area: 662 sq. mi.
Water area: 213.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 463 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

2008 cost of living index in Escambia County: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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...

Races in Escambia County, Florida:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
  • Black (21.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Filipino (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,159
County population in 2003: 297,035
Jobs in 2003: 145,858

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Escambia County,FL real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 134,347
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:
Escambia County:  2.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,894 ($35,234 in 1999)
This county:  $41,894
Florida:  $47,804

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $608 (lower quartile is $447, upper quartile is $797)
This county:  $608
State:  $794

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,600 (it was $81,700 in 2000)
Escambia County:  $148,600
Florida:  $230,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,700 - $221,900

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $198,476
Here:  $198,476
State:  $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,508
Here:  $175,508
State:  $258,333

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,061
Here:  $141,061
State:  $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $239,522
Here:  $239,522
State:  $281,565

Mobile homes: $37,748
Here:  $37,748
State:  $43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,939
Here:  $47,939
State:  $47,032
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,222
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $354

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

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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

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%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,214 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $657 (0.5%)

Escambia County household income distribution in 2007 Escambia County home values distribution


Escambia County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 14.6%
Escambia County:  14.6%
Florida:  12.1%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.6% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 37 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 36 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 20 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.

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 (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 39 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 12.0 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 29 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.


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


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

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

Churches in Escambia County include: Millview Church (A), Mobile Highway Church (B), Aldersgate Church (C), Antioch Church (D), New Hope Church (E), Oak Grove Church (F), Crabtree Church (G), Pensacola Baptist Church (H), Pine Barren Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jernigan Dead River (A), Salters Lake (B), Cotton Lake (C), Tee Lake (D), Beaverdam Lake (E), Becks Lake (F), Riverside Lake (G), Dead Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: McDade Creek (A), Buckeye Branch (B), Pritchell Mill Branch (C), Rocky Creek (D), Pretty Branch (E), Little Escambia Creek (F), Bridge Creek (G), Breastworks Branch (H), Bowman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

 
Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  4.0%
Florida:  4.5%


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: 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


Religon statistics

Total adherents: 139,690
Total congregations: 249

Adherents


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 religions
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.


Agriculture in Escambia County
Average size of farms: 96 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23258
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: $25428
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: $19225
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

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.



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (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
  • 6038 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 4412 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 4076 people in military disciplinary barracks
  • 2391 people in nursing homes
  • 1570 people in state prisons
  • 1234 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 2003: 13.2



Births per 1000 population in Escambia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 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 2003: 11.3



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


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:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 3,135
  • 1995 to 1998: 11,162
  • 1990 to 1994: 9,808
  • 1980 to 1989: 26,593
  • 1970 to 1979: 28,217
  • 1960 to 1969: 17,244
  • 1950 to 1959: 15,306
  • 1940 to 1949: 6,789
  • 1939 or earlier: 6,393

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Escambia County, Florida:
  • 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


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Escambia County, Florida:
  • 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 owner-occupied houses and condos in Escambia County:
  • no bedroom: 224
  • 1 bedroom: 1,713
  • 2 bedrooms: 13,843
  • 3 bedrooms: 44,641
  • 4 bedrooms: 12,951
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,318


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Escambia County:
  • 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 in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 3,152
  • 1 vehicle: 24,550
  • 2 vehicles: 33,781
  • 3 vehicles: 10,183
  • 4 vehicles: 2,256
  • 5+ vehicles: 768


Cars and other vehicles available in Escambia County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 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 houses and condos:
  • Electricity (59.1%)
  • Utility gas (36.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.4%)
  • Wood (0.6%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • 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 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,671,000
  • Charges - All Other: $44,230,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,711,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,345,000
  • Construction - Corrections - Other: $1,265,000
    Police Protection: $685,000
    Judicial & Legal: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $40,870,000
    Corrections - Other: $32,096,000
    Financial Administration: $23,228,000
    General - Other: $21,543,000
    Health Services - Other: $14,760,000
    Regular Highways: $12,222,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,174,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,573,000
    Housing & Community Development: $9,633,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,821,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,523,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,380,000
    Fire Protection: $5,471,000
    Welfare - Other: $3,720,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,217,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,234,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,902,000
    Public Welfare: $618,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $61,272,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $2,152,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health: $1,300,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $23,296,000
    All Other: $13,275,000
    General Support: $1,188,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $734,712,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $64,875,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $229,565,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $128,920,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $957,978,000
    Other, NEC: $134,790,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,299,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $59,005,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $54,678,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $13,285,000
    Special Assessments: $8,348,000
    Rents: $433,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $17,888,000
    Health - Other: $4,412,000
    Fire Protection: $3,834,000
    Police Protection: $2,341,000
    Financial Administration: $1,774,000
    Housing & Community Development: $854,000
    Parks & Recreation: $705,000
    Transit Utilities: $534,000
    Judicial: $296,000
    Welfare - Other: $60,000
    Solid Waste Management: $52,000
    Corrections - Other: $30,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $152,148,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $813,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $957,978,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,728,000
    All Other: $14,103,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,838,000
    Highways: $4,746,000
    Health & Hospitals: $66,000
  • Tax - Property: $80,315,000
    Other Selective Sales: $33,982,000
    Total General Sales: $29,643,000
    Public Utilities: $11,630,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $8,167,000
    NEC: $4,389,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $47,397,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Escambia County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)


Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)




Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)


Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)




Fatalities (per 100,000 population)


Fatalities (per 100,000 population)




Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)


Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)




Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 58 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 ORIGINATED878$134,8023,633$158,7214,354$141,973698$59,27511$3,611,4551,565$196,817183$71,169
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED45$126,022473$140,9731,008$145,295152$68,7170$0248$188,960104$64,240
APPLICATIONS DENIED118$127,907914$156,1354,185$140,814873$74,8124$5,492,500679$201,080227$70,599
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN102$124,765498$164,1242,327$137,186232$95,2764$668,500335$198,32557$75,719
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS23$115,609140$168,300582$163,52635$81,4290$085$218,0476$49,833
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 56 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,045$143,082359$155,766177$130,4521$45,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED132$160,136115$162,32231$163,0321$77,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED22$200,72716$243,2505$378,6001$80,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN67$158,80645$160,35618$136,0560$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$211,0004$101,0001$270,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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