Bay County, Florida Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Bay County is 4th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Bay County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bay County is 14th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Bay County is 14th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Bay County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Bay County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Current population (2012) 171,903 28th 19,317,568 313,914,040
Size in square miles 758.5 29th 53,624.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 222.6 28th 350.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 14th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.5% 22nd 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.5% 45th 18.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.1% 21st 85.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 21.0% 27th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Race - White 82.9% 35th 78.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 11.1% 38th 16.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 22nd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.2% 18th 2.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 46th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.9% 4th 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.2% 50th 23.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 78.6% 18th 57.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Female residents 50.6% 34th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 5.2% 44th 19.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Housing units 99,828 25th 9,026,965 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 30.4% 9th 29.9% 25.9%
Households 68,819 28th 7,140,096 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 65.7% 59th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $168,400 30th $188,600 $186,200
People per household 2.4 57th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 440 28th 64,810 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Income per capita $25,370 25th $26,733 $27,915
Income per household $48,225 21st $47,827 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.4% 54th 14.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Bay County Rank Florida US
Non-farm private establishments 4,374 27th 490,851 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 55,989 24th 6,732,639 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 15,465 27th 2,009,589 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,471,968 25th $262,341,127 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,138 14th $14,353 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $480,359 22nd $41,922,059 $613,795,732

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