Pensacola, Florida demographics

Pensacola, FL demographics: median age 41.3; 43.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pensacola city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1255925. The survey estimates a population of 54,036 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pensacola is 41.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 25,109 households (±678). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.3 ±1.1	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	10,085 ±896	18.7% ±1.7 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	12,721 ±983	23.5% ±1.8 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	19,723 ±1,024	36.5% ±1.9 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	11,507 ±779	21.3% ±1.4 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	25,769 ±843	47.7% ±1.6 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	28,267 ±852	52.3% ±1.6 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	35,963 ±1,240	66.6% ±2.3 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	11,194 ±1,110	20.7% ±2.1 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	67 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,524 ±451	2.8% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	52 ±64 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	877 ±320	1.6% ±0.6 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,359 ±729	8.1% ±1.3 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,349 ±559	95.0% ±1.0 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,687 ±559	5.0% ±1.0 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,831 ±567	35.2% ±2.0 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,109 ±272	4.4% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,018 ±403	12.0% ±1.6 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,928 ±789	39.5% ±3.0 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,223 ±372	8.9% ±1.5 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,162 ±470	20.6% ±1.8 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	19,947 ±820	79.4% ±2.5 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,928 ±789	39.5% ±3.0 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,587 ±673	34.2% ±2.5 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,524 ±611	14.0% ±2.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,968 ±317	7.8% ±1.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	644 ±203	2.6% ±0.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	347 ±134	1.4% ±0.5 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	111 ±98 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,036
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	51,265 ±602	94.9% ±1.1 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,771 ±613	5.1% ±1.1 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 50,746
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	47,159 ±803	92.9% ±1.3 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,302 ±311	2.6% ±0.6 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	312 ±138	0.6% ±0.3 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	240 ±274 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	61 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	410 ±219 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	546 ±320 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	101 ±90 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	155 ±118 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	261 ±202 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	102 ±137 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	97 ±89 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,007
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,858 ±536	7.1% ±1.3 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,826 ±796	19.6% ±2.0 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,322 ±666	20.8% ±1.6 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,792 ±519	9.5% ±1.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,975 ±802	24.9% ±2.0 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,234 ±725	18.1% ±1.8 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 53,439
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	46,017 ±1,209	86.1% ±2.2 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,939 ±1,011	7.4% ±1.9 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,429 ±419	2.7% ±0.8 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,796 ±375	3.4% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	258 ±167 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.3% of Pensacola residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 92.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pensacola	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.3% ±1.5 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.4% ±1.6 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.2% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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