Escambia County, Alabama

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Escambia County, Alabama is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (121st of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,629	5,086,768	334,922,499	1303rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,225	$63,999	$80,734	2863rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.3	38.9	1907th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.5%	28.4%	35.7%	2983rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$136,500	$209,900	$332,700	2432nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$766	$1,007	$1,413	2362nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.0%	15.6%	12.5%	548th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.1%	4.7%	5.2%	121st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	38.7	100.4	n/a	1772nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	4.0%	14.1%	2848th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.8	n/a	n/a	2884th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	70.2%	65.2%	2172nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.6	25.5	26.4	1514th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	8.8%	15.1%	3085th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	938th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.2%	46.1%	46.9%	2584th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.3%	n/a	n/a	2906th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	29.4%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.0	52.8	61.4

Age in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	12,808	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.7%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.6%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	33.3%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,983	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.8%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.0%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.9%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	16,816	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.9%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.8%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$530	$788	n/a

Education in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	15.6%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.3%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.6%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	90.1%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Escambia County, Alabama

Statistic	Escambia County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.4%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	4.5%	16.7%

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