Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area

30° 26′ 0″ N, 87° 12′ 0″ W

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent

Common name: Pensacola
Largest city	Pensacola, Florida
Other cities	Milton, Florida Gulf Breeze, Florida Navarre, Florida Jay, Florida Pace, Florida Ensley, Florida Warrington, Florida Brent, Florida McDavid, Florida Pensacola Beach, Florida Cantonment, Florida Perdido Key, Florida Mytrle Grove, Florida Walnut Hill, Florida West Pensacola, Florida Molino, Florida Innerarity Point, Florida Goulding, Florida Gonzalez, Florida Barrineau, Florida Beulah, Florida
Population
- Total	448,991 (2010 ces.)
- Density	598/sq. mi.  230.99/km²
Area	204,914 sq. mi. 5,308 km²
State(s)	Florida
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The Pensacola metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Pensacola, Florida.

The Office of Management and Budget has designated Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The MSA's designated principal cities are Pensacola and the unincorporated census-designated places of Ferry Pass and Brent, all located in Escambia County.

The four incorporated cities within the MSA are Pensacola (Census 2000 population 56,255), Milton (7,045), Gulf Breeze (5,665) and Century (1,714). In 2009 the population of the MSA was 455,102. The Pensacola Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined after the 1960 United States Census, and included Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Ferry Pass and Brent, which are unincorporated, were added as principal cities after the 2000 Census.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 412,153 people, 154,842 households, and 107,506 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 77.60% White, 16.50% African American, 0.93% Native American, 1.95% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.

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.

Economy

Tourism

Tourism in the Pensacola Bay area brings in about $552 million annually.

Notables

Sports notables

The Pensacola metro-area is home to a number of sports figures: Emmitt Smith (NFL), Jerry Pate (PGA), Buck Showalter (MLB), Don Sutton (MLB), Elijah Williams (American football) (NFL), Derrick Brooks (NFL), Roy Jones, Jr. (Boxing), Michelle Snow (WNBA), Fred Robbins (NFL), Jay Bell (MLB), Josh Sitton (NFL), Reggie Evans (NBA), Vince Phillips (Boxing), Lawrence Tynes (NFL), Scooter Tucker (MLB), Marcus Richardson (CFL), Travis Fryman (MLB), Ron Stallworth (NFL), Mardye McDole (NFL), Boo Weekley (PGA), Justin Gatlin (Olympics), Jason McKie (NFL), Preston Hanna (MLB), Tom Sewell (NBA), Phil Hiatt (MLB), Jim Rivera (MLB), Smoke Gainer (Boxing), Horace Jones (NFL), Clifford Lett (NBA), Glen Metropolit (NHL), Cortland Finnegan (NFL), Omar Stoutmire (NFL), Talmadge Nunnari (MLB), Reggie Slack (CFL), Billy Lothridge (NFL), Beth Barr (Olympics), Reggie Johnson(NFL), Joe Durant (PGA), Nick Green (MLB), and Joel Anthony (NBA).