Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety64#5,591/15,637
Economy44#8,698/15,631
Housing47#7,983/14,977
Health37#9,857/15,609
Healthcare15#13,288/15,650
Environment43#8,857/15,453
Education38#9,751/15,649
Infrastructure16#13,118/15,650
Community27#11,396/15,651
Leisure & amenities24#11,889/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where East Milton, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Santa Rosa County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Job growth · high3.6%
96/100Florida 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataSanta Rosa County value
Reading scores · high3.41
96/100Florida 3.17United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Rosa County value
Depression · low17.4%
93/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Property crime rate · low427 /100k
92/100Florida 1,176 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationSanta Rosa County value
Math scores · high3.42
91/100Florida 3.28United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Rosa County value
Comfortable days · high32.6%
89/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationSanta Rosa County value

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high25.9%
4/100Florida 13.7%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Bachelor's degree or higher · low10.8%
8/100Florida 34.2%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Flu vaccinations · low31.0%
10/100Florida 40.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Rosa County value
Dentists · low29 /100k
10/100Florida 65 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Rosa County value
Mental health care shortage · high18.0
11/100Florida 16.3United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationSanta Rosa County value
Suicide rate · high23.1 /100k
12/100Florida 15.6 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataSanta Rosa County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
13,697 (2015-2019) → 14,783 (2020-2024)
+7.9%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
11.3% (2015-2019) → 25.9% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Child poverty rateImproving
23.6% (2015-2019) → 11.9% (2020-2024)
−12 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.1× (2015-2019) → 3.3× (2020-2024)
+54%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
High school diploma or higherImproving
73.5% (2015-2019) → 84.0% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
83.0% (2015-2019) → 88.0% (2020-2024)
+5 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, East Milton, Florida improved on 2 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

High school++11 points73.5% → 84.0%
Child poverty−12 points23.6% → 11.9%

Declined2

Uninsured+15 points11.3% → 25.9%
Price / income+1.1×2.1× → 3.3×

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of East Milton, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	29.0 min2015-2019	32.6 min2020-2024	+3.6 min	Within the margin of error	16%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%2015-2019	10.8%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Broadband subscriptions	83.0%2015-2019	88.0%2020-2024	+5 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Child poverty rate	23.6%2015-2019	11.9%2020-2024	−12 points	Improved	85%
Effective property tax rate	0.68%2015-2019	0.55%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	43%
High school diploma or higher	73.5%2015-2019	84.0%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	96%
Home price to income ratio	2.1×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	+1.1×	Declined	17%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4022015-2019	0.4502020-2024	+0.048	Within the margin of error	17%
Median household income	$54,5592015-2019	$64,9042020-2024	+19%	Within the margin of error	31%
Poverty rate	16.2%2015-2019	12.5%2020-2024	−3.8 points	Within the margin of error	74%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	21.0%2015-2019	22.1%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.3%2015-2019	25.9%2020-2024	+15 points	Declined	1%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like East Milton, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of East Milton, Florida in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, East Milton, Florida itself moved −10.4 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

14,783 residents (±1,360)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 men (−3.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

14,783 residents (±1,360)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

White65%9,622
Black17%2,468
Hispanic or Latino8.2%†1,208
Asian0.6%†91
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%†51
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races9.1%†1,343

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+4.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

12,221 residents (±1,080)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma16%1,959
High school or GED46%5,587
Some college19%2,339
Associate degree8.3%1,016
Bachelor's degree7.0%†855
Graduate degree3.8%†465

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (+10.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

3,873 households (±426)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k16%†621
$25k–50k24%†911
$50k–75k19%†717
$75k–100k13%†501
$100k–150k16%†632
$150k–200k3.0%†116
$200k or more9.7%†375

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

3,873 households (±426)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Own86%3,322
Rent14%†551

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+8.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

455 households (±221)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Under $75020%†93
$750–1,00015%†69
$1,000–1,50034%†153

Home values

3,322 homes (±419)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k36%1,191
$150k–250k26%†879
$250k–400k22%†743

Age of homes

4,156 homes (±422)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later25%1,044
2000–200920%†825
1980–199936%1,489

Size of homes

4,156 homes (±422)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Studio0.2%†9
1 bedroom3.3%†137
2 bedrooms19%†796

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

4,883 workers (±926)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone77%3,778
Carpool11%†536
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.5%†26
Bike0.0%0
Work from home9.4%†459
Other1.7%†84

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−7.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

4,424 workers (±932)

East Milton, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min12%†552
15–29 min32%†1,417
30–44 min28%1,243

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Santa Rosa County, the county holding most of East Milton's residents.

Santa Rosa County has 3,442 employer establishments, 169 for every 10,000 residents (0.68× the US rate of 248; 0.60× Florida's), with 32,335 paid employees at an average annual pay of $41,502. The Census Bureau also counts 17,697 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,442; 17,697 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 169; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 32,335
Average annual pay: $41,502; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Santa Rosa County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	338	16.6	1.07×About typical	1,951	$51,418	1,173
Ambulatory health care services	333	16.4	0.79×Fewer than typical	2,091	$61,048	854
Lessors of real estate	289	14.2	1.15×About typical	469	$47,109	1,978
Restaurants and other eating places	236	11.6	0.63×Fewer than typical	5,273	$20,296	59
Real estate agents and brokers	177	8.7	1.79×More than typical	221	$51,140	798
Construction of buildings	149	7.3	0.97×About typical	308	$55,231	603
Services to buildings and dwellings	147	7.2	1.07×About typical	1,535	$31,775	1,349
Offices of physicians	141	6.9	1.07×About typical	630	$93,632	216
Building equipment contractors	123	6	1.00×About typical	1,008	$51,602	165
Management, scientific and technical consulting	113	5.6	0.83×About typical	172	$78,651	577
Limited-service restaurants	105	5.2	0.64×Fewer than typical	2,501	$18,711	24
Offices of other health practitioners	105	5.2	0.85×About typical	493	$41,730	393

Rank places for an industry Open Santa Rosa County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 203,470 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $94.1K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in East Milton, Florida: $6.37 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $94.1K; −29% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6.37; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

27.5KFY2017
61.4KFY2018
35.8KFY2019
240.9KFY2020
230KFY2021
65.3KFY2022
20.6KFY2023
17.5KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Technical and trade schools · 6115$84.4K90%
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing · 3323$8,7049.2%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$1,0541.1%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in East Milton, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

East Milton, Florida's figures are part of those of Santa Rosa County, FL ($123.4M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.1% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: East Milton is mostly in Santa Rosa County.

See federal money in Santa Rosa County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

East Milton, Florida is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jimmy PatronisR-FL-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 0.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Santa Rosa County66100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL43

Other cities and towns in Santa Rosa County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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