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Gonzalez, Florida.

A community in Escambia County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Escambia County’s.

Living in Gonzalez, Escambia County, Florida

Gonzalez, in Escambia County, had 14,586 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $82,062 a year and half less, against $67,500 across Escambia County; 4% of its people live below the poverty line. 82% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 18% are rented. Unemployment in Escambia County was 5.0% in August 2026, and the county had 0.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then finance and property.

People 14,586 in the 2020 census; median age 38.7
Household income $82,062 the median, give or take $10,560 · Escambia County: $67,500
Unemployment 5.0% Escambia County, August 2026; 4.5% a year before
Homes 82% lived in by their owners; 18% rented
  • 5,436households
  • 30%of adults have a degree
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 23 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Banks, insurance and property15%
  • Building trades11%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Escambia County had 146,971 jobs in 2025, 0.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 61° and 42°; warmest in July, 91° and 74° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 61° 42° F M A M J J 91° 74° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 61° and 42°; warmest in July, 91° and 74° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 61° 42° F M A M J J 91° 74° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 61° and lows near 42°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 74°. About 68 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Pensacola Nne weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Gonzalez

  1. CantonmentMail and parcel delivery43
  2. Environmental SecurityPest control services33
  3. Plastic Coated PapersCardboard, laminated or surface coated, made from purchased paperboard33
  4. Hual ElectricElectrician31
  5. Fire Safety & ProtectionSprinkler system, building, installation21

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 5 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 161 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. LightningVery high
  3. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  4. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Inland floodingRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Gonzalez’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Escambia County.