Demographics of Escambia County, Florida

Escambia County, Florida had 333,834 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,287 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Escambia County, in four figures

333,834
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +11,287 people.; 38.1 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,500 ±$1,848
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Escambia County, Florida's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Escambia County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Escambia County, Florida's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Escambia County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	322,547	100.0	100.0
2021	323,787	100.4	100.2
2022	325,075	100.8	100.7
2023	328,990	102.0	101.6
2024	332,372	103.0	102.5
2025	333,834	103.5	103.1

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Population of Escambia County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	322,547	+642	−68	+11	+685
2021	323,787	+1,240	−755	+164	+1,691
2022	325,075	+1,288	−830	+1,302	+951
2023	328,990	+3,915	−221	+1,530	+2,596
2024	332,372	+3,382	−251	+1,499	+2,136
2025	333,834	+1,462	−147	+545	+1,049

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±0.3: for men 36.0 ±0.3 and for women 40.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Escambia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	18,573 ±67	5.7% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	49,516 ±1,427	15.2% ±0.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	35,215 ±1,083	10.8% ±0.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	86,197 ±1,356	26.4% ±0.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	78,063 ±1,328	24.0% ±0.4	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	58,359 ±1,571	17.9% ±0.5	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,500 ±$1,848, and income per person $36,825 ±$807, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Escambia County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	21,050 ±1,213	16.3% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	26,435 ±1,526	20.5% ±1.2	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	23,398 ±1,298	18.1% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	17,043 ±1,098	13.2% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	21,594 ±1,343	16.7% ±1.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,483 ±852	7.3% ±0.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,024 ±954	7.8% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Escambia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	45,192 ±2,827	14.7% ±0.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	14,942 ±1,372	22.4% ±1.9	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21,176 ±1,547	13.0% ±0.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,074 ±749	11.7% ±0.9	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Escambia County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Escambia County	Florida	United States
Housing units	149,217 ±213	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.5% ±0.7	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.5% ±0.7	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.8% ±0.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.2% ±1.2	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,200 ±$5,839	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,321 ±$24	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Escambia County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22,701 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	201,136 ±899	61.7% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	67,729 ±1,476	20.8% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,137 ±560	2.8% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	718 ±206	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	352 ±89	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,355 ±452	0.4% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	22,795 ±1,837	7.0% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Escambia County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	142,077 ±3,027	43.6% ±0.9	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	158,619 ±2,956	48.7% ±0.9	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,662 ±805	2.0% ±0.2	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,565 ±1,129	5.7% ±0.3	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,966 ±962	3.1% ±0.3	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,599 ±875	2.6% ±0.3	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Escambia County among the counties of Florida

22nd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Escambia County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lake County	456,068	+18.1%
Marion County	442,660	+17.3%
Collier County	417,131	+10.5%
St. Lucie County	402,449	+21.4%
St. Johns County	346,328	+25.0%
Escambia County	333,834	+3.5%
Leon County	299,048	+1.7%
Alachua County	290,028	+3.7%
Clay County	239,593	+9.4%
Okaloosa County	221,810	+4.6%
Hernando County	221,701	+13.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026