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32534

Pensacola, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,104
Median household income
$58,992
People below poverty
13.8%
Median home value
$219,400

Income

The median income of households in 32534 was $58,992. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6
$15,000 to $24,999 12.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 23.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.3
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7
$150,000 to $199,999 5.6
$200,000 or more 4.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51706
Female 40539

An estimated 77% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,155. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77
Social Security 33.8
Retirement income 22.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.1

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 32534 in 2020-2024, 87.1% had health insurance coverage and 12.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.4% and public coverage was 35.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 32534 had a total population of 17,104 - 8,929 (52.2%) females and 8,175 (47.8%) males. The median age was 37 years. An estimated 22.8% of the population was under 18 years, 35.4% was 19 to 44 years, 23.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 32534 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 471 495
5 to 9 540 444
10 to 14 445 707
15 to 19 640 501
20 to 24 564 384
25 to 29 635 703
30 to 34 759 695
35 to 39 695 375
40 to 44 477 777
45 to 49 324 363
50 to 54 346 533
55 to 59 549 562
60 to 64 555 746
65 to 69 490 526
70 to 74 322 365
75 to 79 187 243
80 to 84 79 240
85 and over 97 270

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.5% were White; 31.7% were Black or African American; 11.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.5% were Asian; 9.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.3% of the people in 32534 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.5% of the people in 32534 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,124 households in 32534. The average household size was 2.39 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.4% of the households in 32534 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.1% of all households, while 20.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 32534, 26.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.4
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.5% of males and 40.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35 30.7
Now married, except separated 46.5 40.4
Separated 2.7 2.5
Widowed 1.6 9.7
Divorced 14.3 16.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 32534, 431 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 63.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94% of the people living in 32534 were U.S. natives. 50.3% of the 32534 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6% of 32534 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 32534 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 32534.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 35.3
Asia 57.4
Europe 3.9
Africa 2.5
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 32534 in 2020-2024, 9.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5% of people at least five years old; 4.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5
Other Indo-European languages 1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.9
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 32534 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.6
Different house, same county 8.9
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 5.5
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 32534 was 3,905 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 344 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,557. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,004.

Educational Attainment of People in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9
High school diploma or equivalency 31.6
Some college, no degree 26.3
Associate's degree 13.4
Bachelor's degree 11.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.9

Disability

In 32534, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.2% of people under 18 years old, to 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 32534, 61.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,742 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,447 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 227 2.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 32534 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 9.9
Manufacturing 4.3
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.9
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 32534 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,454 29.1
Service occupations 1,821 21.6
Sales and office occupations 1,916 22.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,256 14.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 983 11.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.5% of 32534 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.4
Other means 3.6
Worked from home 12

In 2020-2024, 32534 had a total of 7,891 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 26.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.2
Mobile homes 8.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.7

26.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 32534 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 62.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 32534 had 7,124 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 767 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.2% while renters occupied 44.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.27.

8.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.7% and another 15.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 32534:

House Heating Fuel Used in 32534 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.5
Electricity 76.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.8
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 32534 was $219,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.8 % had a mortgage. 51.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,446 and for owners without a mortgage it was $474.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 32534 was $1,356. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.