As of the census of 2000, there were 56,255 people, 24,524 households, and 14,665 families residing in the city, and 402,000 people in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical AreaPensacola United States metropolitan areaMSA. The population density was 956.8/km sq (2,478.7/mi sq). There were 26,995 housing units at an average density of 459.2/km sq (1,189.4/mi sq). There were 24,524 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92. In addition to the Christian majority, Pensacola is home to a small but significant JudaismJewish community, whose roots stretch back to the mid to late 1800s. The first Florida chapter of B'nai Brith was founded downtown in 1874, as well as the first synagoguetemple, Temple Beth-El (Pensacola, Florida)Beth-El, in 1876. Paula Ackerman, the first woman who performed rabbinical functions in the United States, was a Pensacola native and led services at Beth-El. Apart from the Reform JudaismReform Beth-El, Pensacola is also served by the Conservative JudaismConservative http://www.shalompensacola.org B'nai Israel Synagogue. The median income for a household in the city was $34,779, and the median income for a family was $42,868. Males had a median income of $32,258 versus $23,582 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,438. About 12.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola%2C_Florida