Escambia County is a county of 36,629 people in Alabama. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $136,500. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $766 a month at the median. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 25%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,225, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Escambia County
What changed most since 1990
White share68.2% → 60.0%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.6% → 13.5%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate28.1% → 20.0%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.8%(473)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(376)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(650)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(45)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,075 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Escambia County, decade by decade
Escambia County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,518
$44,334
$98,643
7.6%
57.0
2000
38,440
$51,587
$103,288
10.6%
61.9
2010
38,319
$45,929
$120,552
10.9%
65.1
2020
36,757
$43,098
$122,174
12.5%
68.8
2024
36,629
$48,225
$136,500
13.5%
68.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
