Bay County, Florida

Bay County has a population of 186,393 and has grown 16.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $310,500, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $73,533.

Home price
$310,500
Income
$73,533
Population
186,393
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$310,500county
Median gross rent$1,484county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198024.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use19.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,704county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,682county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,480county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,169county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$73,533county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate11.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.1%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.5%county
Economic output per resident$72,251county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport918470county
Miles to nearest general aviation field38 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station145 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths42.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county45county
Public school enrollment27631county
Students per full-time teacher17.1county
Free lunch eligible43.5%county
Elementary schools24county
Middle schools5county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population186,393county
Land area in square miles759county
People per square mile of land246.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores29county
Convenience stores31county
Share living far from a food store14.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+16.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age41.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.6%county
Second languages10.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents117county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in7,826county
Households that moved away5,654county
Average income of arriving households$74,894county
Average income of departing households$61,073county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,072county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.7%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.9 incounty
Annual snowfall3.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F72 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing13 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days288 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 17county
Average first fall frostDec 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband92.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk74.7county
Coastal flood risk77.2county
Drought risk17.1county
Landslide risk33.4county
Hail risk20.4county
Earthquake risk54.9county
Tornado risk94.1county
Tropical cyclone risk98.7county
Extreme heat risk84.3county
Winter weather risk32.6county
Strong wind risk67.1county
Wildfire risk75.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bay County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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