Pensacola Demographics

Population Pensacola U.S.
Total Population 56,255 281,421,920
Female 53.0% 50.9%
Male 47.0% 49.1%
18 years and over 77.1% 74.3%
65 years and over 17.2% 12.4%
Married Persons 48.0% 56.5%
Single Persons 52.0% 43.5%
Median Age 39.4 35.3
Average Family Size 2.9 3.1
Ethnicity
White 66.0% 77.0%
Black or African American 31.1% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5% 0.9%
Asian 1.8% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 0.6% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.1% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Pensacola U.S.
Total Housing Units 26,938 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $93,400 $119,600
Number of Households 24,524 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.27 2.59
Economic Characteristics Pensacola U.S.
Median Household Income $34,779 $41,994
Per Capita Income $21,438 $21,587
In Labor Force 59.7% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 1,867 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Pensacola U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 5,868 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 3,236 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 3,671 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 22.2% 28.6%
Associates Degree 8.0% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 20.7% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 11.7% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census