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32526 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32526 covers Pensacola, Florida, with a population of about 43,627 and a median household income of $71,651.

Population
43,627747 per square mile
Median age
40.82.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,651about the Florida median
Poverty rate
12.2%about the US average
Typical home value
$283,109up 20.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,28718% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
24.4%10.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.8%11.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
517

Where 32526 is

Pensacola, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population43,627
Median age40.8
Family households68.1%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.7%
White (non-Hispanic)65.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans14.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$71,651
Income per person$34,408
Poverty rate12.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k6.8%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed22,360
Mean adjusted gross income$67,764
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$230,400
Median gross rent$1,287
Rent as a share of household income33.1%
Owner-occupied76.8%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house79.4%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units4.1%
5 to 19 units3.4%
20 or more units2.8%
Mobile home8.4%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$283,109as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.6%
Typical asking rent$1,840as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$285,350$112,914

$113,121 in 2000 to $283,109 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,840$1,702

$1,709 in 2022 to $1,840 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%
High school diploma or higher92.9%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone77.5%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12% 0.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments517
People employed13,861
Annual payroll$770,055,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 80.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.6 out of 100
Community resilience28 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought43.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$71,651$71,711$78,538
Income per person$34,408$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate12.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$230,400$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,287$1,564$1,348
Homeownership76.8%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US5%21.4%13.9%
Median age40.842.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPENSACOLA RGNL AP, FL US12.6 km away
Rain in a year68 in

Average high and low by month

January62.7°F / 43.7°F5.03 in rain
February66.4°F / 47.2°F4.77 in rain
March72°F / 52.7°F5.25 in rain
April77.6°F / 59°F5.52 in rain
May85.1°F / 66.9°F3.9 in rain
June90°F / 73.5°F7.32 in rain
July91.6°F / 75.3°F7.89 in rain
August91°F / 75°F7.5 in rain
September88.5°F / 71.5°F6.61 in rain
October81.1°F / 61.6°F4.7 in rain
November71.8°F / 51°F4.42 in rain
December65.1°F / 45.9°F5.4 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Escambia County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

32509 Pensacola, FL2.5 km away
32505 Pensacola, FL6.4 km away
32506 Pensacola, FL7 km away
32534 Pensacola, FL7.1 km away
32511 Pensacola, FL8.1 km away
32512 Pensacola, FL9.2 km away
32503 Pensacola, FL10.5 km away
32513 Pensacola, FL10.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Escambia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.41 sq mi
Water area3.38 sq mi
Population density747 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.4756, -87.3179

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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