Escambia County Real Estate - Pensacola

Pensacola is in North West Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 51,923.

The median age for residents of Pensacola is 42.6. Around 23.7% of Pensacola households include school aged children and 29.6% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 66.3% of the Pensacola population are White, 27.9% are Black or African American, .5% American Indian, 1.9% Asian and 2.3% are Two or more Races.

There are 26,848 housing units in Pensacola. 3,256 (12.1%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 10,359 residential rental units in Pensacola. 9,052 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 12.2%.

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Escambia County

Escambia County is part of the Northwest region of Florida, along with Bay, Santa Rosa, Walton, Holmes, Jackson, Washington, Okaloosa, Calhoun, Liberty, Gulf, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties. Escambia County is the westernmost county in Florida, located in the tip of the panhandle. It has a population over 450,000.

The most significant industries in Escambia County are military and defense, tourism, healthcare, education and construction. Pensacola, the county's seat and home to over 50,000, contains many military bases including Pensacola Naval Air Station, Naval Training Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Corry Station Naval, Naval Technical Training Center, and Air Station Whiting Field. Top private sector employers for Escambia County are Sacred Heart Health System, Baptist Health Care, Lakeview Center, Gulf Power Company, and Ascend Performance Materials. Major public sector employers include Escambia County Government, Federal Government, Florida State Government, and the University of West Florida.

A suburb of Pensacola, Ferry Pass, is home to the University of West Florida. In addition, Pensacola State College has campuses throughout the county. Troy University also has a campus just west of the city.

The military contributes significantly to the county?s economy. The Department of Defense spends an estimated $7.8 billion in Escambia. The defense industry is responsible for about 80,000 careers.

Escambia contains a major airport and seaport. The airport has an economic impact in excess of $550 billion and supports over 6,000 jobs. The Port of Escambia is a 50-acre facility with eight deepwater docking facilities and railroad access on site. Both fall within a foreign trade zone.

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
5812 Lois Ave Single Family 1,020 B
5819 Penny Ave Single Family 608 C
5809 Penny Ave Single Family 1,132 C
Lois St Vacant Residential 0 L
5810 Lois Ave Single Family 1,390 B
5849 Penny Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,812 B
5815 Lois Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
5805 Penny Ave Single Family 600 C
2820 Helen Ave Single Family 526 C
2818 Helen St Single Family 1,345 B
5859 Penny Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,812 B
2822 Helen St Single Family 1,459 B
5812 Mcallister Ave Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 1,250 C
5830 Mcallister Ave Store, one story 2,171 B
5810 Penny Ave Single Family 1,484 B
2796 Helen St Office building, non-professional service building, one story 2,448 B
5800 Penny Ave Blk Vacant Residential 0 L
5820 Mcallister Ave Single Family 1,617 B
5869 Penny Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,812 B
2824 Helen St Single Family 1,399 B
5808 Penny Ave Single Family 1,186 B
5806 Penny Ave Single Family 1,111 B
5804 Penny Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,585 B
5802 Penny Ave Single Family 1,320 B
6702 N 9th Ave Restaurant, cafeteria 7,651 B
6706 N 9th Ave Office building, non-professional service building, one story 31,214 B

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $52,677. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $15,071 per year. The top 10% earn more than $137,099 per year. The top 1% earn more than $431,029 per year. Most renters earn between $25,896 (20th percentile) and $45,588 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $105,354 and $131,693.

The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 52 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $54,319 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $108,638 and $135,798.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $846. Most renters earn between $2,158 and $3,799 per month. They typically spend 33% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $619 (20th percentile) to $1,160 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 8%.

This property falls in percentile 52 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $859 per month and a monthly household income of $2,950 ($35,400 per year)

Nearby Companies

Ala Med Inc
6706 N 9th Ave
Kelson Plumbing, LLC
5810 Penny Ave
Advantage Audio Visual, Inc.
5830 Mcallister Ave
Superior Sound LLC
5810 Lois Ave
Meredith Edwards, LLC
5805 Penny Ave
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