Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

516,994

1.31% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.9

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

12.2%

3.51% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$73,588

6.07% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

226,117

2.34% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.29%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.55%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.53%).

None of the households in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are The University of West Florida (4,639 degrees awarded in 2022), Pensacola State College (2,343 degrees), and George Stone Technical College (280 degrees).

Most people in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL was 2 cars per household.

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL borders Atmore, AL, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL.

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United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is home to a population of 517k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.31% of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL residents were born outside of the country (27.5k people).

In 2023, there were 4.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (354k people) in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32.5k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
354k ± 1.34k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
78.6k ± 1.59k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
32.5k ± 2.13k

6.61%

Hispanic Population

34.2k people

6.61% of the people in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are hispanic (34.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

5.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

27.5k people

5.17%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

26.4k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
20,963 ± 1,277
Vietnam
13,135 ± 701
Gulf War (1990s)
12,466 ± 929

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL employs 226k people. The largest industries in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (33,019 people), Retail Trade (27,539 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (19,400 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($73,542), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,551), and Utilities ($63,083).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

226k

2023 Value

± 4,405

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 2.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (27,839 people), Sales & Related Occupations (23,801 people), and Management Occupations (21,767 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

226k

2023 Value

± 4,405

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 2.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (33,019 people), Retail Trade (27,539 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (19,400 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, though some of these residents may live in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,083

Median earning men ± $1,281

$36,649

Median earning women ± $677

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($66,616), Public Administration ($65,183), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,377).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,847), Public Administration ($51,650), and Wholesale Trade ($45,844).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

909
Construction
870
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
721
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.73M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$822k
Finance and Insurance
$780k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL awarded 7,753 degrees. The student population of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 8,964 male students and 14,338 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are White (4,967 and 66%), followed by Black or African American (1,056 and 14%), Hispanic or Latino (678 and 9.01%), and Two or More Races (455 and 6.05%).

The largest universities in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL by number of degrees awarded are The University of West Florida (4,639 and 59.8%), Pensacola State College (2,343 and 30.2%), and George Stone Technical College (280 and 3.61%).

The most popular majors in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,264 and 29.2%), Registered Nursing (757 and 9.76%), and General Special Education & Teaching (279 and 3.6%).

The median tuition cost in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL for a public four year colleges is $2,812 for in-state students and $11,778 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 23,302 students enrolled in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 38.5% men and 61.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 14,131 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

The University of West Florida
4,639 degrees awarded
Pensacola State College
2,343 degrees awarded
George Stone Technical College
280 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of West Florida with 4,639 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 2,877 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, which is 0.59 times less than the 4,876 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,967 degrees mean that there were 4.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,056 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is $73,588. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $106,169, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $88,968 and $88,900.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $106,169, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $88,968 and $88,900.

The following map shows all of the counties in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,588

Median Household Income

± $1,482

200k

Number of Households

± 3,963

The following chart displays the households in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.8%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (8.75%)

In 2023, 72.8% of workers in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (60k out of 493k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.5% of the population of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL has health coverage, with 36.5% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 19.9% on non-group plans, and 6.85% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1376 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1372 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 514 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

1,376 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,376 patients per year. This represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1,372 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.5%

Uninsured

36.5%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

11.3%

Medicare

19.9%

Non-Group

6.85%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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