Pensacola

Population & Demographics

Pensacola, FL

Pensacola is home to 54,036 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,921 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
54,036
people
Population

54,036 residents

Median age 41.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pensacola population & demographics

Who lives in Pensacola — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
54,036
Median age
41.3yrs
Median household income
$74,212
Median home value
$314,400
Median gross rent
$1,322/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.0%
Poverty rate
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Pensacola

How Pensacola breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White64.9%
Black20.7%
Two or more races6.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.0%
Asian2.7%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Pensacola

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Pensacola.

Pensacola at a glance
Employed Residents
23,921
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
39.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Ferry Pass
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pensacola proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Pensacola commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

67 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Pensacola

23,921 commutes, one dot at a time

Pensacola

Where 23,921 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Pensacola, by worker count.

1Pensacola0.0 mi9,370
2Ferry Pass5.4 mi2,270
3Brent3.1 mi1,277
4Ensley7.0 mi612
5West Pensacola3.2 mi432
6Gulf Breeze5.7 mi381
7Milton16.2 mi328
8Pace12.4 mi278

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pensacola.

1Pensacola0.0 mi9,370
2Ferry Pass5.4 mi3,880
3Bellview5.8 mi3,137
4Ensley7.0 mi2,995
5West Pensacola3.2 mi2,418
6Brent3.1 mi2,384
7Pace12.4 mi2,113
8Myrtle Grove5.7 mi1,813

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pensacola’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.0%
RTRetail Trade10.6%
EDEducational Services10.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.3%
PAPublic Administration5.9%
COConstruction4.9%
FIFinance and Insurance3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pensacola

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps8%
See all internet providers in Pensacola

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