Escambia County, Florida QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Escambia County Florida
?  Population, 2000 294,41015,982,378
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 12.2%23.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.1%5.9%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.5%22.8%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.3%17.6%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 72.4%78.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 21.4%14.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2%1.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%3.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.2%2.4%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.3%51.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.7%16.8%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 70.9%65.4%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 125,8146,616,094
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 30,0061,624,405
?  Housing units, 2000 124,6477,302,947
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 67.3%70.1%
?  Households, 2000 111,0496,337,929
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.452.46
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.8%31.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,069$32,877
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.8%14.4%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 24.9%21.8%

Business QuickFacts Escambia County Florida
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 6,728420,638
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 107,2345,756,353
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 24.2%24.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 13,624961,637
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 2,214,09977,477,510
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,874,679151,191,241
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,265$10,297
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 1,324173,287
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 5,425352,048
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 1,926164,722
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 2,189,96287,214,874
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 9,925543,525

Geography QuickFacts Escambia County Florida
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 66253,927
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 444.7296.4
?  Metropolitan Area Pensacola, FL MSA 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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