CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Panama City Beach

Florida · 4,227 residents · 19.3 sq mi

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Panama City Beach is a city of 4,227 people in Florida. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 3,444 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $63,700. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,227

−45%vs 2000

vs 7,671 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 44.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(214)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(252)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(267)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(143)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(541)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(600)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(514)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415%(635)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.8%(626)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(210)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,628

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,198 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,252

−47%vs 2000

vs $26,734 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.6%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,700

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $105,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$448

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $671 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(7,253)

Black0.8%(59)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(169)

Asian0.8%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(4,123)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(68)

Asian2%(86)

Other0.4%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.8%(522)

Puerto Rican2.4%(461)

Mexican1.9%(368)

Colombian1.8%(340)

Central American1.3%(255)

Honduran0.8%(146)

Cuban0.7%(126)

Chilean0.6%(119)

Nicaraguan0.3%(56)

Dominican0.3%(55)

Costa Rican0.2%(44)

Venezuelan0.1%(28)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(13)

Uruguayan0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Peruvian0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(127)

Filipino0.6%(115)

Chinese0.3%(57)

Korean0.2%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(22)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

English16.1%(3,049)

Irish15.6%(2,958)

German11.5%(2,178)

American9%(1,706)

Italian4.1%(784)

French2.6%(494)

Scottish2.1%(407)

Polish1.6%(307)

West Indian1.5%(292)

Jamaican1.5%(292)

Czech1%(184)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(168)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(148)

Dutch0.7%(132)

Swedish0.6%(119)

Arab0.5%(104)

Ukrainian0.5%(103)

Portuguese0.5%(99)

Finnish0.5%(98)

Canadian0.5%(92)

Norwegian0.5%(90)

Greek0.5%(86)

Subsaharan African0.4%(85)

Hungarian0.4%(78)

Danish0.4%(73)

Lebanese0.4%(69)

British0.3%(61)

French Canadian0.3%(60)

Slovak0.3%(56)

Lithuanian0.2%(47)

Russian0.2%(47)

Egyptian0.2%(35)

Ethiopian0.1%(28)

Croatian0.1%(27)

Turkish0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Belgian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.2%(2,560)

Married53.4%(4,521)

Widowed1.9%(164)

Divorced14.4%(1,219)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,954)

Married51.3%(4,159)

Widowed6.2%(500)

Divorced18.5%(1,500)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.4%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38%(673)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.7%(597)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(476)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,773 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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