Pensacola is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 53,876 people and 69 associated neighborhoods, Pensacola is the 65th largest community in Florida.Pensacola is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pensacola is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pensacola who work in office and administrative support (11.16%), sales jobs (10.46%), and management occupations (9.88%). Of important note, Pensacola is also a city of artists. Pensacola has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pensacola’s character. Also of interest is that Pensacola has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about Pensacola is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The citizens of Pensacola are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.53% of adults in Pensacola have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pensacola in 2022 was $43,695, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,780 for a family of four. However, Pensacola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pensacola is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pensacola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pensacola residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pensacola include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Pensacola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
