Pensacola metropolitan area

The Pensacola metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Pensacola, Florida. It is also known as the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The Pensacola Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined after the 1960 United States Census, with Pensacola as the principal city, and included Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Ferry Pass and Brent, which are unincorporated census-designated places in Escambia County, were added as principal cities after the 2000 Census.[1] The population of the MSA in the 2010 census was 448,991. The estimated population of the MSA was 502,629 in 2019.[2]

Pensacola Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
CountryUnited States
State(s)Florida
Largest cityPensacola, Florida
Other citiesNavarre, Florida
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Milton, Florida
Jay, Florida
Pace, Florida
Ensley, Florida
Warrington, Florida
Brent, Florida
Ferry Pass, Florida
McDavid, Florida
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Cantonment, Florida
Perdido Key, Florida
Myrtle Grove, Florida
Walnut Hill, Florida
West Pensacola, Florida
Molino, Florida
Innerarity Point, Florida
Goulding, Florida
Gonzalez, Florida
Barrineau Park, Florida
Beulah, Florida
Area
 • Total2,049 sq mi (5,310 km2)
Highest elevation
Sunny Hill 205 ft (62.484 m)
Population
 (2010 ces.)
 • Total448,991
 • Rank110 in the U.S.
 • Density219.12/sq mi (230.99/km2)

The five incorporated cities within the MSA are Pensacola (Population: 51,923), Milton (8,866), Gulf Breeze (6,466), Century (1,786), and Jay (590). In addition, several unincorporated census-designated places account for a great number of the population. Most notable is Navarre (Population: 42,300); its population makes it the second largest community in the metro area, only behind Pensacola.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 448,991 people residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.3% White, 17.0% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.

Economy

Personal income

The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,558, and the median income for a family was $44,319. Males had a median income of $32,966 versus $22,164 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,365.

Tourism

Tourism in the Pensacola Bay area brings in about $552 million annually.[5] Palafox Place contains multiple venues for nightlife.

Beaches
Pensacola Beach

Retail

Transportation

Commercial airports
Airport IATA code ICAO code County
Pensacola International Airport PNS KPNS Escambia

Interstate Highways
Interstate 110

U.S. Highways

State Highways

Codes of metropolitan Pensacola

Area codes
Main article: List of Florida area codes
  • 850

ZIP codes

The following is a list of ZIP codes for selected areas within the metropolitan area.

Escambia County

Santa Rosa County

Culture
Museum of Naval Aviation

Performing Arts

Museums

Sports
Community Maritime Park in Downtown Pensacola

See also

References
  1. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions - retrieved July 17, 2006
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. United States Census Bureau. March 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. "Navarre Incorportation Study" (PDF). 2014.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Fahrenthold, David A. (2 May 2010). "Obama to survey environmental damage in gulf". Washington, DC: Washington Pose. pp. A6.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.