Pensacola metropolitan area

Pensacola metropolitan area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL
Metropolitan Statistical Area
F-14A Tomcat in front of the National Naval Aviation Museum
F-14A Tomcat in front of the
National Naval Aviation Museum
Map
Interactive Map of Florida Panhandle
with inset of Pensacola MSA
CountryUnited States
State(s)Florida
Largest cityPensacola
Other citiesNavarre
Gulf Breeze
Milton
Jay
Pace
Ensley
Warrington
Brent
Ferry Pass
McDavid
Pensacola Beach
Cantonment
Perdido Key
Myrtle Grove
Walnut Hill
West Pensacola
Molino
Innerarity Point
Goulding
Gonzalez
Barrineau Park
Area
 • Total
2,049 sq mi (5,310 km2)
Highest elevation
Jay Florida 290 ft (88.39 m)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
511,503
 • Rank110 in the U.S.
 • Density219.12/sq mi (230.99/km2)
GDP
[1]
 • Total$27.080 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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 in 1958, with Pensacola as the principal city, and included Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The MSA was renamed Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent MSA in 2003, with the unincorporated census-designated places Ferry Pass and Brent added as principal cities.[2] The population of the MSA in the 2020 census was 511,502.[3]

The five incorporated cities within the MSA are Pensacola (Population: 54,312), Milton (10,197), Gulf Breeze (6,302), Century (1,713), and Jay (524). In addition, several unincorporated census-designated places account for a great number of the population. Most notable is Navarre (43,540); its population makes it the second largest community in the metro area, only behind Pensacola.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  2. ^ "Metro Area History 1950–2020". U.S. Census Bureau. March 2020. Row 3868. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Resident Population in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (MSA)". St. Louis Federal Reserve Economic Data. May 5, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Siler, Wes (October 2022). "Navarre Incorporation Feasibility Study (October 2022 Update)" (PDF). Preserve Navarre.
  5. ^ "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05 - 2019 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles): Navarre CDP, Florida". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Navarre Beach 2020 Census". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2021.