Escambia County vs. Okaloosa County

Escambia County (AL)Okaloosa County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)36,748207,269
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.1%14.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)38,320180,825
Population, Census, April 1, 201038,319180,822
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.4%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%16.0%
Female persons, percent49.3%49.3%
White alone, percent62.0%81.1%
Black or African American alone, percent31.7%10.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.9%0.7%
Asian alone, percent0.3%3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.5%9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.2%73.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,18433,350
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.0%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,67697,945
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.8%63.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$98,200$207,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$976$1,489
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$324$471
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$587$1,101
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.0%26.0%
Building permits, 201811860
Households, 2014-201813,42877,403
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201894.2%79.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.8%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201865.4%91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201857.3%81.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.5%91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.7%30.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.2%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.4%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.0%57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201845.7%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)37,213566,289
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)105,7351,111,132
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)134,147429,738
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)374,8902,886,538
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,867$15,186
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.723.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,000$62,048
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$18,161$31,901
Persons in poverty, percent23.6%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20177525,418
Total employment, 201710,17061,422
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)357,1332,398,963
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,15516,837
All firms, 20122,82215,538
Men-owned firms, 20121,6467,244
Women-owned firms, 20129515,993
Minority-owned firms, 20126482,638
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,05312,092
Veteran-owned firms, 20125012,020
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,19612,272
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.3%27.8%
Population per square mile, 201040.5194.4
Land area in square miles, 2010945.08930.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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