Bay County, Florida

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 181,368
Median household income: $70,188
Median home value: $276,900

Bay County is a county in Florida with a population of 181,368. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $70,188 runs in line with the Florida figure of $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bay County's population held roughly steady from 182,161 to 181,368, while its median household income rose 29.2% from $54,316 to $70,188.

Owners occupy 68.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 181,368
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,188
Median home value: $276,900
Median gross rent: $1,424
Housing units: 106,209
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

182,161181,368

Median household income

$54,316$70,188

Median home value

$178,400$276,900

Median gross rent

$1,049$1,424

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	182,161	$54,316	$178,400	$1,049
2020	180,076	$56,483	$195,000	$1,099
2021	181,384	$60,473	$209,900	$1,191
2022	181,055	$65,999	$246,800	$1,311
2023	181,368	$70,188	$276,900	$1,424

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,115	5.6%
5 to 17	28,034	15.5%
18 to 24	13,432	7.4%
25 to 34	24,088	13.3%
35 to 44	23,096	12.7%
45 to 54	22,720	12.5%
55 to 64	26,818	14.8%
65 to 74	20,100	11.1%
75 and over	12,965	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	133,662	73.7%
Black or African American	17,855	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	412	0.2%
Asian	3,476	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	179	0.1%
Some other race	1,204	0.7%
Two or more races	9,359	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,221	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,984	9.2%
High school graduate	36,152	27.9%
Some college or associate's	45,257	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	23,148	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13,246	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67,104	76.4%
Carpooled	10,158	11.6%
Public transit	493	0.6%
Walked	1,009	1.1%
Bicycle	321	0.4%
Worked from home	7,766	8.8%
Other means	1,030	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,233	27.8%
15 to 29 min	29,896	37.3%
30 to 44 min	18,026	22.5%
45 to 59 min	5,078	6.3%
60+ min	4,882	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 11.7% (20,821 of 178,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	49,347	64.8%
Nonfamily households	26,771	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76,118	71.7%
Vacant	30,091	28.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51,976	68.3%
Renter-occupied	24,142	31.7%

1-unit, detached50.8%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units17.8%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	53,986	50.8%
1-unit, attached	5,017	4.7%
2 to 4 units	6,913	6.5%
5 to 19 units	8,954	8.4%
20 or more units	18,899	17.8%
Mobile home & other	12,440	11.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 12005
State: Florida
Land area: 759 sq mi
Water area: 708 sq mi
Center point: 30.1591, -85.5344