Escambia County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 662.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 457.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 43.4%. On the 2000 census form, 97.8% of the population reported only one race, with 21.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.98 persons. In 2007 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $41,739. Per capita income grew by 20.6% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	302,939	206	Covered Employment	130,245	211
Growth (%) since 1990	15.4%	1254	Avg wage per job	$34,710	778
Households (2000)	111,049	186	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	4.6%	2327
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	140,333	229	Avg wage per job	$46,881	613
Unemployment Rate (2008)	5.9	1333	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	3.1%	1044
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$31,468	1067	Avg wage per job	$42,554	740
Median Household Income (2007)	$41,772	1431	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	15.3%	401
Poverty Rate (2007)	15.0	1367	Avg wage per job	$41,739	294
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	82.1	1,077	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	4.2%	408
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	21.0	635	Avg wage per job	$45,473	595