| Official Name: | West Pensacola, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.39 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 21019 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1131.62 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2930.70 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 30.4275°N -87.2608°W |
| Elevation M: | 27 |
| Elevation Ft: | 89 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-76675[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0293107[3] |
West Pensacola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. The population was 21,019 at the 2020 census, down from 21,339 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP area includes the community of Brownsville.[5]
West Pensacola is located at 30.4275°N -87.2608°W (30.427547, -87.260720),[6] or about 4miles west of downtown Pensacola.[7] The elevation of the CDP is 76 feet above sea level.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19km2, of which 18.6km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 2.07%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,939 people, 8,818 households, and 5,502 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2978.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 9,886 housing units at an average density of 1342sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.06% White, 33.69% African American, 1.24% Native American, 3.40% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.60% of the population.
There were 8,818 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,962, and the median income for a family was $29,045. Males had a median income of $24,036 versus $17,945 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,826. About 20.9% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.