Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County has a population of 36,629 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $136,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $48,225.

Home price
$136,500
Income
$48,225
Population
36,629
Unemployment
10.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$136,500county
Median gross rent$766county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198044.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$776county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$675county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$972county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$48,225county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate20.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.9%county
Unemployment rate10.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.2%county
Economic output per resident$46,037county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.39%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1528204county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station53 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths46.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.4%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment5240county
Students per full-time teacher18.3county
Free lunch eligible63.6%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year28.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population36,629county
Land area in square miles945county
People per square mile of land38.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store5.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents313county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in687county
Households that moved away671county
Average income of arriving households$46,052county
Average income of departing households$41,060county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F82 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days246 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 13county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$189county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.6¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.8%county
Homes heated by propane4.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband79.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk67.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.9county
Landslide risk43.4county
Hail risk27.0county
Earthquake risk56.8county
Tornado risk83.0county
Tropical cyclone risk96.6county
Extreme heat risk83.8county
Winter weather risk29.3county
Strong wind risk74.3county
Wildfire risk74.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Escambia County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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