Upper Grand Lagoon

Population: 17,162
Median household income: $73,438
Median home value: $351,400

Upper Grand Lagoon is a community in Bay County, Florida, home to 17,162 residents. At $73,438, its median household income sits above Bay County's $70,188.

From 2019 to 2023, Upper Grand Lagoon's population declined 2.2% from 17,550 to 17,162, while its median home value rose 53.4% from $229,000 to $351,400.

40.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,162
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,438
Median home value: $351,400
Median gross rent: $1,570
Housing units: 9,214
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,55017,162

Median household income

$59,698$73,438

Median home value

$229,000$351,400

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,550	$59,698	$229,000	$1,198
2020	18,114	$58,878	$245,300	$1,158
2021	18,140	$61,740	$267,100	$1,198
2022	17,062	$64,935	$316,400	$1,416
2023	17,162	$73,438	$351,400	$1,570

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	878	5.1%
5 to 17	2,539	14.8%
18 to 24	703	4.1%
25 to 34	2,430	14.2%
35 to 44	1,915	11.2%
45 to 54	2,111	12.3%
55 to 64	2,949	17.2%
65 to 74	2,365	13.8%
75 and over	1,272	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,231	77.1%
Black or African American	734	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.2%
Asian	422	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	199	1.2%
Two or more races	902	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,637	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	302	2.3%
High school graduate	2,715	20.8%
Some college or associate's	4,775	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,570	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,680	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,795	78.5%
Carpooled	658	7.6%
Public transit	68	0.8%
Walked	48	0.6%
Bicycle	56	0.6%
Worked from home	899	10.4%
Other means	136	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,025	39.0%
15 to 29 min	2,972	38.3%
30 to 44 min	1,169	15.1%
45 to 59 min	370	4.8%
60+ min	225	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 8.3% (1,404 of 16,995)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,746	61.2%
Nonfamily households	3,011	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,757	84.2%
Vacant	1,457	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,331	68.7%
Renter-occupied	2,426	31.3%

1-unit, detached52.4%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,829	52.4%
1-unit, attached	843	9.1%
2 to 4 units	617	6.7%
5 to 19 units	963	10.5%
20 or more units	1,028	11.2%
Mobile home & other	934	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1273312
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.11 sq mi
Water area: 7.81 sq mi
Center point: 30.1756, -85.7530