Santa Rosa County vs. Escambia County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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