Pensacola, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
54,036
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.3
1.23% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.6%
2.22% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$74,212
2.08% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$314,400
13.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
25,758
0.379% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pensacola, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Pensacola, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pensacola, FL are Pensacola State College (2,184 degrees awarded in 2023), Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers (52 degrees), and Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy (30 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Pensacola, FL was $314,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.2%.

Most people in Pensacola, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Pensacola, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pensacola, FL is home to a population of 54k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.07% of Pensacola, FL residents were born outside of the country (2.74k people).

In 2024, there were 3.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Pensacola, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.82k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Pensacola, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pensacola, FL was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pensacola, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    35.1k ± 1.27k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.2k ± 1.11k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2.82k ± 622
4.97%
Hispanic Population
2.69k people

In 2024, there were 3.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Pensacola, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.82k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.97% of the people in Pensacola, FL are hispanic (2.69k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pensacola, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.07%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.74k people
4.84%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.62k people

As of 2024, 5.07% of Pensacola, FL residents (2.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pensacola, FL was 4.84%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,747 ± 377
  2. Vietnam
    1,377 ± 309
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    981 ± 244

Pensacola, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pensacola, FL employs 25.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pensacola, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,357 people), Retail Trade (3,215 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,445 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($83,664), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,066), and Finance & Insurance ($70,411).

Employment

Occupations

25.8k
2024 Value
± 1,382
−0.379%
1 Year decline
± 7.45%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pensacola, FL declined at a rate of −0.379%, from 25.9k employees to 25.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pensacola, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,284 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,650 people), and Management Occupations (2,531 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pensacola, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

25.8k
2024 Value
± 1,382
−0.379%
1 Year decline
± 7.45%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pensacola, FL declined at a rate of −0.379%, from 25.9k employees to 25.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pensacola, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,357 people), Retail Trade (3,215 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,445 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pensacola, FL, though some of these residents may live in Pensacola, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,559
Median earning men ± $5,354
$45,748
Median earning women ± $2,732

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,286), Manufacturing ($83,879), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,200).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,932), Public Administration ($58,705), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,020).

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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.

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Pensacola, FL awarded 2,266 degrees. The student population of Pensacola, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,085 male students and 5,518 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pensacola, FL are White (1,360 and 60.9%), Black or African American (409 and 18.3%), Hispanic or Latino (216 and 9.66%), and Two or More Races (164 and 7.34%).

The largest universities in Pensacola, FL by number of degrees awarded are Pensacola State College (2,184 and 96.4%), Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers (52 and 2.29%), and Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy (30 and 1.32%).

The most popular majors in Pensacola, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (881 and 38.9%), Registered Nursing (248 and 10.9%), and Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (143 and 6.31%).

The median tuition cost in Pensacola, FL for a public four year colleges is $1,871 for in-state students and $7,483 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 8,603 students enrolled in Pensacola, FL, 35.9% men and 64.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,219 records, of which 62.4% were women and 37.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    881 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    198 degrees awarded
  3. Computer & Information Systems Security
    36 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pensacola, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 881 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Pensacola State College
    2,184 degrees awarded
  2. Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers
    52 degrees awarded
  3. Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy
    30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pensacola State College with 2,184 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 730 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pensacola, FL, which is 0.475 times less than the 1,536 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,360 degrees mean that there were 3.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 409 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($1,871) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($477) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pensacola, FL was $314,400 in 2024, which is 0.945 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $276,500 to $314,400, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Pensacola, FL is 64.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pensacola, FL have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pensacola, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$314,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,208
$16,118
Median Property Taxes
±$987

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pensacola, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pensacola, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.2% of the housing units in Pensacola, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,212
Median Household Income
± $2,962
25.1k
Number of Households
± 1,294

In 2024, the median household income of the 25.1k households in Pensacola, FL grew to $74,212 from the previous year's value of $72,699.

The following chart displays the households in Pensacola, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pensacola, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (16.7%)
  3. Carpooled (6.18%)

In 2024, 72.9% of workers in Pensacola, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.18%).

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.

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Commute Time

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pensacola, FL have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Pensacola, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pensacola, FL (6.75k out of 53.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pensacola, FL is Black, followed by White 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.

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Health

88.7% of the population of Pensacola, FL has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 17.5% on non-group plans, and 4.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

11.3%
Uninsured
39.8%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
14.6%
Medicare
17.5%
Non-Group
4.2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pensacola, FL grew by 7.82% from 10.5% to 11.3%.

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