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Escambia County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Escambia County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Escambia County, AL has a small labor market of roughly 36,700 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 48.9% and an unemployment rate of 9.1%, reflecting limited workforce engagement; only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $32,020 against a per capita income of $22,916. The county is notably affordable, with a median home value of $122,700 and median gross rent of $709 per month, though a 21.2% poverty rate and a population decline of 1.7% over five years point to ongoing economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

36,695

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,225

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

Escambia County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,148 (60.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,831 (29.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,634 (4.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,040 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone523 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race288 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish378
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)72
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)22
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic19
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,075

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,883

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$22,916

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,390
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,196
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,811
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,326
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)968

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,485
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,706
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,602
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,193
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,469

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.68×)2,186
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.68×)1,032
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.68×)1,035
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.41×)294
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.38×)1,963

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$709/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999912 (10.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999762 (8.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999745 (8.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999725 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999710 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999679 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,020

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,899 (90.1%)
  • Carpooled663 (5.5%)
  • Worked At Home348 (2.9%)
  • Walked60 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle57 (0.5%)
  • Other54 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.