Escambia County, Florida Demographics

Escambia County is 2nd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Escambia County is 8th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Escambia County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Escambia County is 10th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Escambia County is 12th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Escambia County is 12th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Escambia County is 14th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Escambia County is 15th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Escambia County is 17th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Retail sales

Escambia County is 19th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	302,715	19th	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	656.5	38th	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	453.4	14th	350.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	12th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.1%	25th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.2%	46th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.1%	20th	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.3%	23rd	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	70.1%	58th	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	22.9%	9th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	10th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.9%	12th	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	8th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.0%	2nd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	51st	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.0%	44th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	50.5%	36th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.9%	39th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	136,551	20th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.6%	21st	29.9%	25.9%
Households	111,928	19th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.3%	55th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$145,000	37th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	48th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	655	26th	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$23,773	31st	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$43,707	38th	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.9%	26th	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Escambia County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	6,529	19th	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	96,255	15th	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	24,187	21st	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$4,055,667	17th	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,404	20th	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$493,882	20th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732