County profile
Escambia County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#225 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$24.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
120,709
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,650
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
333,834
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$67.5k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
29.7%±0.9%
Poverty rate
14.7%±0.9%
Business applications
5,657 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,120
33.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Echo Defense Projects Inc.Real Estate$23.7M53D2GamesGamesGames Technology, Inc.Technology$0——3Exobox Technologies Corp.Technology———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation18%
Finance & insurance14%
Construction11%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
333,834
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $59.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8,423
International migration+5,040
Natural change−2,204
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.8B2019
$17.1B2020
$19.2B2021
$21.0B2022
$22.6B2023
$24.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$257.2k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
13.5%±0.7%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$411.4M
1,398 units · 4.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 99Hurricane 99Heat wave 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3692016
4022017
4332018
4632019
4952020
5752021
6922022
7322023
7602024
7572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -29% since 20211,9602021
1,9892022
1,0492023
1,4622024
1,3982025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.7 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
4.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
13.4 km
MONSANTO CO., PENSACOLA PLANT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
27.6 km
PENSACOLA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Escambia?
Escambia's economy produced $24.4B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.