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Bay County, Florida
At a Glance
Population 175,216 County Seat Bay County Courthouse State FIPS 12 County FIPS 005 Num Towns 13 Census-Designated Places 6 Total Town Population 126,478 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 181,055 Median Age 41.2 Veterans 19,979 Housing Units 104,428 Uninsured 3,748 Net Migration (recent) 14,446 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 5,160 Total Employees 59,681 Avg Annual Pay $53,407 Median Household Income $65,999 Poverty Rate 12.2% Unemployment Rate 3.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $74,882 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,254,097,810 Federal Spending Per Capita $12,865
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $246,800 Median Rent $1,311 FMR Studio $1,367 FMR 1BR $1,375 FMR 2BR $1,609 FMR 3BR $2,137 FMR 4BR $2,702
Health & Safety
Hospitals 39 EMS Stations 39 Fire Stations 39 Police Stations 39 Adult Smoking 20.8% Adult Obesity 31.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 38.7 Air Quality Good Days 214
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.14 Electric Customers 10443373 Towns with Broadband Data 13 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 13
Community
Churches 126 Libraries 14 Historic Places (NRHP) 12 Homeless Population 1,116 Schools 228 SNAP Stores 207 Bank Branches 53
Agriculture
Total Farms 38 Land in Farms (acres) 70,278 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,849.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-28 EM TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-24 DR HURRICANE DEBBY 2024-08-10 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-03 DR HURRICANE IDALIA 2023-08-31 EM TROPICAL STORM IDALIA 2023-08-28 DR HURRICANE IAN 2022-09-29 EM TROPICAL STORM IAN 2022-09-24 FM CHIPOLA FIRE COMPLEX 2022-03-06 FM 1707 ADKINS AVE FIRE 2022-03-04
Detailed Topics
Communities in Bay County
Panama City — pop 32,939Lynn Haven — pop 18,695Panama City Beach — pop 18,094Upper Grand Lagoon — pop 15,778Callaway — pop 13,045Springfield — pop 8,075Lower Grand Lagoon — pop 4,398Laguna Beach — pop 4,330Parker — pop 4,010Cedar Grove — pop 3,148Pretty Bayou — pop 2,911Mexico Beach — pop 916Tyndall AFB — pop 139
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
