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Santa Rosa County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Designated Market Area: Mobile-Pensacola, AL-FL-MS
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 207,653   ( 19,655 from 2020)
Land area: 1012.4 square miles
Population density: 205.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:165,156 79.53% 7.8%
Black:13,0436.28% 12.2%
Indian:1,4730.71% 13.8%
Asian:5,2302.52% 23.8%
2+ races:7,2903.51% 23.9%
Hispanic:15,4617.45% 30.7%
Total non-White:42,49720.47% 21.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,415 11.2
Deaths:8,56011.4
Net Migration: 18,56724.7
Net Immigration: 1,2051.6
Change in White population:12,013 6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:7,642 4.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
187,998
153,14381.46%
11,6246.18%
1,2940.69%
4,2242.25%
5,8863.13%
11,8276.29%
34,85518.54%

2010
151,372
128,72685.04%
7,9405.25%
1,1940.79%
2,8901.91%
3,8972.57%
6,5074.30%
22,64614.96%

2000
117,743
104,91989.11%
4,8994.16%
1,1250.96%
1,5831.34%
2,0781.76%
2,9682.52%
12,82410.89%

1990
81,608
75,28692.25%
3,2113.93%
7870.96%
9181.12%
n/a
1,4061.72%
6,3227.75%

1980
55,988
51,90192.70%
2,5504.55%
2860.51%
5400.96%
n/a
7001.25%
4,0877.30%

1970
37,741
35,03792.84%
2,1405.67%
330.09%
1870.50%
n/a
2990.79%
2,704 7.16%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
17,384 11.5
12,8238.5
27,47718.2
6360.4
24,417 16.1
12,209 8.1
2000's
NumberRate
15,761 13.4
9,2927.9
27,60723.4
3630.3
23,807 20.2
9,822 8.3
1990's
NumberRate
13,986 17.1
7,1268.7
32,65440.0
5040.6
29,633 36.3
6,502 8.0
1980's
NumberRate
11,023 19.7
4,437 7.9
19,295 34.5
n/a
23,385 41.8
2,235 4.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
12,602 33.4
n/a
16,864 44.7
1,383 3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Santa Rosa County, FL

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.0
41,211 10.4%
354,440 89.6%
30,867 7.8%
69,524
2.64
50,623 72.8%
40,507 80.0%
3,182 6.3%
18,901 27.2%

2010
NumberPercent
39.2
36,209 23.9%
115,163 76.1%
19,460 12.9%
56,910
2.59
41,553 73.0%
32,463 78.1%
3,641 8.8%
15,357 27.0%

2000
NumberPercent
36.8
31,128 26.4%
86,615 73.6%
12,919 11.0%
43,845
2.63
33,577 76.6%
27,773 82.7%
2,917 8.7%
10,268 23.4%

1990
NumberPercent
32.5
22,197 27.2%
59,411 72.8%
7,684 9.4%
29,842
2.69
23,316 78.1%
19,588 84.0%
1,861 8.0%
6,526 21.9%

1980
NumberPercent
28.1
17,308 30.9%
38,680 69.1%
4,020 7.2%
18,750
2.92
15,655 83.5%
13,535 86.5%
1,205 7.7%
3,095 16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Santa Rosa County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units76,585 
Median Value$272,500 
Occupied69,52490.8%
Vacant7,0619.2%
Owned54,47878.4%
Rented15,04621.6%
Median Rent$1,386 
Single-Family Units62,77082.0%
    Detached61,65380.5%
    Attached1,1171.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,7096.1%
Mobile Homes6,4878.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Santa Rosa County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,5643.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,6582.4%
$15,000 to $19,9991,4482.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,7582.5%
$25,000 to $29,9992,4153.5%
$30,000 to $34,9992,5523.7%
$35,000 to $39,9992,1173.0%
$40,000 to $44,9992,8474.1%
$45,000 to $49,9992,2163.2%
$50,000 to $59,9994,4146.3%
$60,000 to $74,9996,6849.6%
$75,000 to $99,99910,53815.2%
$100,000 to $124,9999,26213.3%
$125,000 to $149,9995,9398.5%
$150,000 to $199,9996,0568.7%
$200,000 or more7,05610.1%
Median Household Income84,715 
Per Capita Income39,143 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.90 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,7584.0%
Public Assistance1,5802.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,40810.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed72,28063.3%
Unemployed3,4683.0%
In Armed Forces4,6334.1%
Total Labor Force80,38170.4%
Not in Labor Force33,72829.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector28,09723,53254.4%
Non-Profit2,5634,45136.5%
Self-Employed5,7193,38162.8%
Local Government2,4892,87546.4%
State Government1,0641,06749.9%
Federal Government3,7821,75468.3%
Total Private + Self33,81626,91355.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9,89810,14749.4%
Total43,71437,06054.1%
Pct. Govt.16.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts11,68014.4%
Sales and Office Occupations17,46721.6%
Professional, Technical20,36825.2%
Service Occupations14,47317.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3800.5%
All others16,96221.0%
White Collar 61.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance11,27013.9%
Retail trade9,02911.2%
Construction7,4809.2%
Accommodation and food services7,4279.2%
Public administration6,5258.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6,2927.8%
Educational services5,3916.7%
Finance and insurance4,9176.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3,9764.9%
Transportation and warehousing3,7584.6%
Manufacturing3,5134.3%
Other services3,4774.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,9462.4%
Wholesale trade1,6882.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,3751.7%
Information1,0041.2%
Utilities9951.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6230.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2000.2%
Management640.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Santa Rosa County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,2942.27%
Puerto Rican2,2531.19%
Cuban1,0850.57%
Dominican3560.19%
Total Central American1,5500.82%
Costa Rican670.04%
Guatemalan970.05%
Honduran5520.29%
Nicaraguan1480.08%
Panamanian5530.29%
Salvadoran1330.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American9510.50%
Argentinean410.02%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean150.01%
Colombian5180.27%
Ecuadorian1550.08%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1910.10%
Uruguayan140.01%
Venezuelan170.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,1630.62%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1,7390.92%
Vietnamese4500.24%
Korean4310.23%
Chinese3640.19%
Japanese3480.18%
Indian1970.10%
Cambodian720.04%
Thai470.02%
Malaysian270.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English167,52993.7%
Spanish5,0882.8%
German, other Germanic1,0510.6%
Other1,0210.6%
Tagalog9760.5%
Other Indo-European7860.4%
Other Asian5410.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun5330.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4650.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German27,65614.6%
English24,69013.1%
Irish24,42912.9%
American14,8277.8%
Italian7,4774.0%
European6,3603.4%
French5,1012.7%
Scottish4,1892.2%
Polish3,4221.8%
Scotch-Irish3,1351.7%
Norwegian2,0991.1%
Russian1,9201.0%
Swedish1,8541.0%
British1,6940.9%
French Canadian1,4630.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen186,13698.5%
Not a citizen2,8581.5%
Native179,62295.0%
Foreign-born9,3725.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Santa Rosa County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,339 1.8%7,484 5.6%36,374 27.3%47,175 35.4%25,825 19.4%14,003 10.5%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,339 1.8%
9-12 Years 7,484 5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 36,374 27.3%
Some College 47,175 35.4%
Bach. Degree 25,825 19.4%
Grad Degree 14,003 10.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Santa Rosa County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 39,316 37,106 2,210 5.6% 6.2%
1991 40,260 37,978 2,282 5.7% 7.6%
1992 42,265 39,906 2,359 5.6% 8.4%
1993 44,334 42,222 2,112 4.8% 7.4%
1994 46,597 44,633 1,964 4.2% 6.5%
1995 48,373 46,361 2,012 4.2% 5.6%
1996 49,762 47,952 1,810 3.6% 5.3%
1997 51,212 49,274 1,938 3.8% 4.9%
1998 53,828 51,507 2,321 4.3% 4.4%
1999 55,790 53,489 2,301 4.1% 3.9%
2000 55,471 53,327 2,144 3.9% 3.8%
2001 56,013 53,483 2,530 4.5% 4.4%
2002 57,103 54,422 2,681 4.7% 4.9%
2003 59,500 57,107 2,393 4.0% 4.5%
2004 62,652 60,369 2,283 3.6% 3.8%
2005 66,950 65,064 1,886 2.8% 2.9%
2006 69,289 67,695 1,594 2.3% 2.5%
2007 69,313 67,217 2,096 3.0% 3.3%
2008 69,942 66,281 3,661 5.2% 5.7%
2009 69,504 63,677 5,827 8.4% 9.6%
2010 70,749 64,403 6,346 9.0% 10.8%
2011 72,241 66,024 6,217 8.6% 10.0%
2012 72,170 66,565 5,605 7.8% 8.6%
2013 72,833 67,968 4,865 6.7% 7.5%
2014 72,991 68,881 4,110 5.6% 6.4%
2015 74,246 70,622 3,624 4.9% 5.5%
2016 76,371 72,892 3,479 4.6% 4.9%
2017 78,962 75,852 3,110 3.9% 4.2%
2018 81,273 78,518 2,755 3.4% 3.6%
2019 83,819 81,208 2,611 3.1% 3.3%
2020 82,647 78,348 4,299 5.2% 7.7%
2021 84,951 81,930 3,021 3.6% 4.6%
2022 87,512 85,163 2,349 2.7% 2.9%
2023 90,137 87,574 2,563 2.8% 2.9%
2024 91,050 87,941 3,109 3.4% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com