Escambia County vs. Santa Rosa County

	Escambia County (FL)	Santa Rosa County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	315,534	179,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.0%	18.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	297,620	151,371
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	297,619	151,372
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.8%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.8%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	49.0%
White alone, percent	68.9%	87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.2%	6.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.2%	82.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	33,709	24,233
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.9%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	142,471	73,067
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.1%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$133,600	$184,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,211	$1,406
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$389	$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$967	$1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.6%	11.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,055	1,513
Households, 2014-2018	118,740	61,345
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.0%	81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.9%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.8%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.4%	28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.4%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.9%	56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.3%	54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	598,377	145,660
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,476,226	429,082
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,427,835	124,119
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,396,343	323,228
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,096,339	1,259,869
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,532	$7,948
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.1	29.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,286	$66,242
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,730	$30,904
Persons in poverty, percent	14.7%	9.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,859	2,745
Total employment, 2017	106,907	26,637
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,441,290	937,653
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	6.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	22,106	12,565
All firms, 2012	21,327	10,584
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,635	5,512
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,390	3,857
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,704	1,243
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,673	8,914
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,713	1,573
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	17,127	8,380
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.5%	2.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.6%	31.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	453.4	149.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	656.46	1,011.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Escambia county (FL) and Santa Rosa county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.