Pretty Bayou

Population: 2,405
Median household income: $83,250
Median home value: $279,300

Located in Bay County, Florida, Pretty Bayou is a community with a population of 2,405. At $83,250, its median household income sits above Bay County's $70,188.

From 2019 to 2023, Pretty Bayou's population declined 27.0% from 3,293 to 2,405, while its median home value rose 9.8% from $254,400 to $279,300.

87.8% of workers drive to work alone. 83.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,405
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,250
Median home value: $279,300
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 1,310
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2932,405

Median household income

$78,833$83,250

Median home value

$254,400$279,300

Median gross rent

$824$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,293	$78,833	$254,400	$824
2020	2,901	$63,750	$211,200	$823
2021	2,497	$74,627	$260,400	$804
2022	2,469	$78,008	$256,300	$1,034
2023	2,405	$83,250	$279,300	$1,169

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over23.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	6.4%
5 to 17	270	11.2%
18 to 24	66	2.7%
25 to 34	238	9.9%
35 to 44	261	10.9%
45 to 54	302	12.6%
55 to 64	238	9.9%
65 to 74	320	13.3%
75 and over	556	23.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,290	95.2%
Black or African American	11	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	1.4%
High school graduate	342	17.9%
Some college or associate's	653	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	420	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	473	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	871	87.8%
Carpooled	33	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	8.6%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	205	22.6%
15 to 29 min	517	57.0%
30 to 44 min	56	6.2%
45 to 59 min	129	14.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 5.0% (116 of 2,298)

	Count	Share
Family households	564	52.5%
Nonfamily households	511	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,075	82.1%
Vacant	235	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	915	85.1%
Renter-occupied	160	14.9%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,093	83.4%
1-unit, attached	16	1.2%
2 to 4 units	105	8.0%
5 to 19 units	21	1.6%
20 or more units	45	3.4%
Mobile home & other	30	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1258962
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 30.2001, -85.6977