Lynn Haven vs Panama City

A side-by-side comparison of Lynn Haven and Panama City: population, income, housing, and more.

Lynn Haven and Panama City are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Panama City has the higher population (34,211 vs 19,451 in Lynn Haven). Lynn Haven has the higher median household income ($83,093 vs $61,125 in Panama City). Lynn Haven has the higher median home value ($286,700 vs $243,200 in Panama City).

Population, income & housing

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
Population	19,451	34,211
Median age	34.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,093	$61,125
Median home value	$286,700	$243,200
Median gross rent	$1,577	$1,334
Housing units	8,352	16,643
Homeownership rate	65.3%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
Population	20,948 → 19,451 (-7.1%)	36,640 → 34,211 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$65,650 → $83,093 (+26.6%)	$43,953 → $61,125 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$200,100 → $286,700 (+43.3%)	$155,800 → $243,200 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,577 (+35.9%)	$945 → $1,334 (+41.2%)

Lynn Haven

Population

20,94819,451

Median household income

$65,650$83,093

Median home value

$200,100$286,700

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,577

Panama City

Population

36,64034,211

Median household income

$43,953$61,125

Median home value

$155,800$243,200

Median gross rent

$945$1,334

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
Under 5	9.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	16.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.0%
75 and over	5.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	60.7%
Black or African American	6.0%	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	1.7%
Two or more races	6.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
No high school diploma	8.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	22.2%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
Drove alone	77.0%	72.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	14.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
1-unit, detached	65.9%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	12.8%
20 or more units	6.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Lynn Haven	Panama City
Poverty rate	7.4%	17.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1996	1977