Escambia County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Escambia County: 40 seats on 12 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Commission
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Escambia County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
2
2
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
7
3
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Escambia County
325,923people
38.1median ageU.S.: 38.9
$67,500 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
14.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
29.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$257,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
5.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
13.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
11.7%U.S.: 8.4%
55.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
28.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7% · White 61.7% · Black 20.8% · Asian 2.8% · Other or more than one race 7.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Escambia County
4.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Florida: 4.2%.
142,960people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
149,985in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.7%
7,025
142,960
149,985
August 2026
5.0%
7,525
142,226
149,751
July 2026
5.1%
7,683
141,922
149,605
June 2026
5.0%
7,523
142,548
150,071
May 2026
4.9%
7,306
141,964
149,270
April 2026
5.0%
7,503
141,970
149,473
March 2026
4.9%
7,317
141,671
148,988
February 2026
5.3%
7,957
141,242
149,199
January 2026
5.5%
8,193
140,033
148,226
December 2025
5.0%
7,420
140,503
147,923
November 2025
5.4%
8,042
141,162
149,204
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.5%
6,753
143,689
150,442
August 2025
4.5%
6,788
143,172
149,960
July 2025
4.4%
6,641
144,024
150,665
June 2025
4.3%
6,366
143,374
149,740
May 2025
3.9%
5,745
143,335
149,080
April 2025
3.6%
5,334
143,193
148,527
March 2025
3.7%
5,512
142,864
148,376
February 2025
3.8%
5,554
141,235
146,789
January 2025
3.9%
5,751
141,554
147,305
December 2024
3.4%
4,988
140,826
145,814
November 2024
3.8%
5,606
141,049
146,655
October 2024
3.7%
5,471
143,853
149,324
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.3%
6,355
142,555
148,910
2024
3.6%
5,283
142,909
148,192
2023
3.1%
4,637
144,181
148,818
2022
3.2%
4,613
141,740
146,353
2021
4.7%
6,785
138,050
144,835
2020
7.0%
10,146
134,047
144,193
2019
3.3%
4,784
139,935
144,719
2018
3.7%
5,230
137,636
142,866
2017
4.2%
5,993
135,932
141,925
2016
4.9%
6,956
134,017
140,973
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Florida's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Escambia County
645.3 per 100,0002020. Florida: 383.6.
2,833.4 per 100,0002020. Florida: 1,769.4.
34murders2020, 2,075 violent crimes in all.
2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2020
2,075
645.3
9,111
2,833.4
2019
1,763
555.5
9,084
2,862.5
2018
1,704
536.9
9,592
3,022.1
2017
1,719
535.8
10,108
3,150.8
2016
1,962
620.8
10,313
3,263.2
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
2020
1,604
6,782
266,616
Pensacola Police Department
2024
40
364
53,476
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Florida · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.77 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 328,091 people.
580sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
333civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
424
287
274,337
Pensacola Police Department
156
46
53,754
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
580
1.77
333
2
2024
552
1.65
360
2
2023
544
1.67
336
2
2022
582
1.79
345
2
2021
538
1.68
322
2
2020
560
1.75
297
2
2019
565
1.79
290
2
2018
559
1.77
300
2
2016
551
1.75
314
2
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
Pam Childers (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida.
Who is the Escambia County Property Appraiser?
Gary "Bubba" Peters (Republican) is the Property Appraiser of Escambia County, Florida.
Who is the Escambia County Sheriff?
Chip Simmons (Republican) is the Sheriff of Escambia County, Florida.
Who is the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections?
Robert Bender (Republican) is the Supervisor of Elections of Escambia County, Florida.
Who is the Escambia County Tax Collector?
Scott Lunsford (Republican) is the Tax Collector of Escambia County, Florida.
Who are the Escambia County commissioners?
Steve Stroberger (District 1); Mike Kohler (District 2); Lumon May (District 3); Ashlee Hofberger (District 4); Steven Barry (District 5).
Who is on the Escambia County School Board?
Kevin Adams (District 1); Paul Fetsko (District 2); David Williams (District 3); Carissa Bergosh (District 4); Thomas Harrell (District 5).
What is the population of Escambia County?
About 325,923 people, with a median age of 38.1; the median household income is $67,500 and 14.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Escambia County?
4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,025 people unemployed in a labor force of 149,985, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Escambia County?
12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 2 school district and 7 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Escambia County?
2: Century, Pensacola. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county Supervisor of Elections' official lists and candidate filings and the bodies' own websites; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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