Okaloosa County vs. Escambia County

Okaloosa County (FL)Escambia County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)207,26936,748
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.6%-4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)180,82538,320
Population, Census, April 1, 2010180,82238,319
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%17.9%
Female persons, percent49.3%49.3%
White alone, percent81.1%62.0%
Black or African American alone, percent10.3%31.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%3.9%
Asian alone, percent3.3%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.3%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.7%2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.1%60.2%
Veterans, 2014-201833,3502,184
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)97,94516,676
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.0%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$207,600$98,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,489$976
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$471$324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,101$587
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.0%9.0%
Building permits, 201886011
Households, 2014-201877,40313,428
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.4%94.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.4%1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.4%65.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.8%57.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.8%81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.6%12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%47.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%45.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)566,28937,213
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,111,132105,735
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)429,738134,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,886,538374,890
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,186$9,867
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.722.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,048$35,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,901$18,161
Persons in poverty, percent12.7%23.6%
Total employer establishments, 20175,418752
Total employment, 201761,42210,170
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,398,963357,133
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.3%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,8372,155
All firms, 201215,5382,822
Men-owned firms, 20127,2441,646
Women-owned firms, 20125,993951
Minority-owned firms, 20122,638648
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,0922,053
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,020501
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,2722,196
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%3.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%21.3%
Population per square mile, 2010194.440.5
Land area in square miles, 2010930.25945.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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