Goulding is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,392 at the 2020 census, down from 4,102 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Goulding CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,100
|1,011
|style='background: #ffffe6; |899
|24.53%
|24.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.50%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3,224
|2,513
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,322
|71.90%
|61.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68.46%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|15
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.33%
|0.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|27
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.60%
|1.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|Other race (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.09%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|44
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|0.98%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.27%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|69
|415
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69
|1.54%
|10.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.03%
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|Total
|4,484
|4,102
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,392
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Goulding had a population of 3,392. The median age was 39.0 years. 14.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 141.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 147.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 851 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 16.6% were married-couple households, 29.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 46.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.