Census-designated place · Santa Rosa County, Florida

Point Baker, Florida

Point Baker is a census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, part of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area. It has 3,976 residents. Point Baker, Florida has a quality-of-life score of 27 out of 100 (low), ranking #11,384 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Florida it ranks #571 of 780 cities and towns. It ranks best on job growth (high), reading scores (high) and property crime rate (low). It ranks worst on rent-burdened households (high), rent as share of income (high) and unemployment rate (high).

27Low

Quality-of-life score: #11,384 of 15,651 cities and towns
Florida: #571 of 780 in FL
Population: 3,976 (2020-2024)
Land area: 7 mi²
Density: 601.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 1257908

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 74 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

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

Safety64#5,591/15,637
Economy34#10,244/15,631
Housing19#12,078/14,977
Health40#9,395/15,609
Healthcare17#12,915/15,650
Environment43#8,857/15,453
Education56#6,837/15,649
Infrastructure43#8,997/15,650
Community27#11,396/15,651
Leisure & amenities24#11,889/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Point Baker, 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
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
Effective property tax rate · low0.49%
88/100Florida 0.78%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Weaknesses

Rent-burdened households · high40.5%
6/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Rent as share of income · high27.6%
9/100Florida 35.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Unemployment rate · high10.1%
9/100Florida 3.9%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
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

Trends

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

PopulationRising
3,441 (2015-2019) → 3,976 (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.6× (2015-2019) → 3.3× (2020-2024)
+112%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Child poverty rateWorsening
13.9% (2015-2019) → 32.9% (2020-2024)
+19 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Poverty rateWorsening
11.2% (2015-2019) → 26.1% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
High school diploma or higherImproving
86.8% (2015-2019) → 96.5% (2020-2024)
+9.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
11.9% (2015-2019) → 19.6% (2020-2024)
+7.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%

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, Point Baker, Florida improved on 1 of 9 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 6 moved within the margin of error and 1 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.

Improved1

Bachelor's++7.6 points11.9% → 19.6%

Declined1

Price / income+1.7×1.6× → 3.3×

All 9 measures

Change of every measure of Point Baker, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	24.4 min2015-2019	26.8 min2020-2024	+2.4 min	Within the margin of error	24%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%2015-2019	19.6%2020-2024	+7.6 points	Improved	82%
Broadband subscriptions	86.9%2015-2019	92.3%2020-2024	+5.4 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Effective property tax rate	0.89%2015-2019	0.49%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	84%
High school diploma or higher	86.8%2015-2019	96.5%2020-2024	+9.7 points	Within the margin of error	95%
Home price to income ratio	1.6×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	+1.7×	Declined	6%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3382015-2019	0.3872020-2024	+0.049	Within the margin of error	17%
Median household income	$66,2802015-2019	$64,7692020-2024	−2.3%	Within the margin of error	6%
Rent-burdened households	40.4%2015-2019	40.5%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	55%

“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 Point Baker, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Point Baker, 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, Point Baker, Florida itself moved −2.7 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

3,976 residents (±975)

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: 50–59 women (−5.9 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

3,976 residents (±975)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

White70%2,801
Black7.6%†303
Hispanic or Latino3.7%†147

Education

2,516 residents (±565)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma3.5%†88
High school or GED38%†944
Some college23%†

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

1,234 households (±219)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k11%†134
$25k–50k24%†290
$50k–75k26%†322
$75k–100k13%†162
$100k–150k13%†163
$150k–200k9.1%†112
$200k or more4.1%†51

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $150k–200k (+7.5 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 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

1,234 households (±219)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Own66%819
Rent34%†415

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 B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

415 households (±144)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Under $75018%†74
$750–1,00011%†47
$1,000–1,50050%†207

Home values

819 homes (±175)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k20%†163
$150k–250k50%†410
$250k–400k26%†209

Age of homes

1,371 homes (±228)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later15%†210
2000–200917%†233
1980–199939%†541

Size of homes

1,371 homes (±228)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Studio1.0%†14
1 bedroom2.2%†30
2 bedrooms27%†372

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

2,012 workers (±667)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone76%†1,533
Carpool12%†247
Public transit0.4%†8
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home11%†215
Other0.4%†9

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 B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,797 workers (±596)

Point Baker, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min24%†437
15–29 min34%†613
30–44 min24%†439

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 Point Baker'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 $2.6M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Point Baker, Florida: $649 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.6M; +30% vs FY2025
Per resident: $649; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.3%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.6%; 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

Department of the Navy$2.5M97%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$65.1K2.5%
Defense Commissary Agency$5,4210.2%
Defense Logistics Agency$4,0770.2%
U.S. Coast Guard$3,6850.1%
Federal Acquisition Service$3930.0%

Top recipients

WALSH FEDERAL LLC$2.1M80%
FLIGHTSAFETY DEFENSE CORPORATION$215.3K8.3%
NCS/EML SB JOINT VENTURE LLC$205.9K8.0%
GSS - GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LLC$65.1K2.5%
EMR, INC.$22.4K0.9%

Spending by fiscal year

451.5KFY2017
393.2KFY2018
435.4KFY2019
767.6KFY2020
581.1KFY2021
749.9KFY2022
1.6MFY2023
849.8K

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$2M78%
Facilities support services · 5612$228.3K8.9%
Technical and trade schools · 6115$215.3K8.3%
Investigation and security services · 5616$65.1K2.5%
Utility system construction · 2371$19.4K0.8%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$15.5K

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 Point Baker, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Point Baker, Florida's figures are part of those of Santa Rosa County, FL ($123.4M in FY2026), never added to them: 2.1% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Point Baker 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.

Point Baker, Florida is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

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

Senate

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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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