The little 'big' city...

So I was highly amused during my trip to Beaches of South Walton when people reffered to Pensacola as the 'big' city of the NWFL area. Growing up there I thought it was so tiny and so limited, but as I get older I do realize that it has its growth and is fairly medium-sized and not so smallish.

For for kicks I looked up population in these cities just for a comparison based on U.S. Census Bureau data.

Pensacola, technically, only has a population of around 53,000 within city limits, but Escambia County has a population of over 300,000. So, really, that number says much more about the city and the area because its those 300,000-plus that make the area the size it is.
We actually grew 4 percent from 2000 to 2007! Its sad though, that the median household income is only at 41,000.

Walton County only has a population of around 57,000 collectively, but that grew by 30 percent between 2000 to 2007. This region also isn't very diverse. 80 percent of the population is white. I'm kind of disturbed by that... but thats more of a political talk for another day.

Some other population numbers in the state for comparison and to get a bigger picture of how this area compares:

Daytona Beach: 64,000 (household income is only $25,000!)
Fort Lauderdale: 185,000
Tampa: 332,000
Palm Beach Gardens: 34,000 (with a 35 percent growth from '00 to '07)


So that's our geography, stat lesson for today kids. Enjoy ;)