COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS
Bay County
Florida · 126,994 residents · 758.598 sq mi
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The short version
Bay County has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $24,684. Population has declined 14% since 2000. Median home value is $61,000.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 33.3
US median: 33.0
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024186K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.2%(9,114)
5 to 97.6%(9,641)
10 to 146.4%(8,151)
15 to 197%(8,933)
20 to 246.9%(8,707)
25 to 3418%(22,796)
35 to 4414.3%(18,174)
45 to 5411%(13,979)
55 to 649.6%(12,241)
65 to 747.9%(10,003)
75 to 843.4%(4,316)
85 and over0.7%(939)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$24,684
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $36,092 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$61,000
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $83,700 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(122,708)
Black10.5%(15,526)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(3,591)
Asian1.7%(2,534)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic86.5%(109,787)
Black10.5%(13,372)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(2,411)
Asian1.8%(2,259)
Other1.2%(1,576)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican2.8%(5,234)
Puerto Rican2.1%(3,941)
Central American1.7%(3,078)
South American1.3%(2,342)
Honduran0.8%(1,584)
Cuban0.6%(1,177)
Colombian0.4%(662)
Venezuelan0.3%(537)
Panamanian0.2%(414)
Argentine0.2%(381)
Dominican0.2%(349)
Nicaraguan0.2%(319)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.2%(312)
Peruvian0.2%(296)
Spaniard0.2%(289)
Chilean0.1%(241)
Salvadoran0.1%(225)
Costa Rican0.1%(224)
Ecuadorian0.1%(142)
Uruguayan0%(44)
Bolivian0%(32)
Paraguayan0%(7)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.5%(1,018)
Filipino0.5%(948)
Korean0.3%(546)
Asian Indian0.2%(438)
Chinese0.2%(291)
Thai0.1%(220)
Pakistani0.1%(191)
Japanese0%(50)
Indonesian0%(32)
Laotian0%(19)
Taiwanese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(217)
Guamanian0%(82)
Chamorro0%(74)
Marshallese0%(40)
Samoan0%(31)
Ancestry
English13.9%(25,873)
Irish11%(20,511)
German10.6%(19,790)
American8.8%(16,423)
Italian3.8%(7,156)
French2.8%(5,254)
Scottish2.3%(4,268)
Polish2%(3,717)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(2,387)
Norwegian1%(1,837)
West Indian1%(1,823)
Dutch0.8%(1,545)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.8%(1,402)
British0.7%(1,313)
Swedish0.6%(1,123)
Arab0.5%(1,013)
Welsh0.5%(840)
Greek0.4%(721)
Subsaharan African0.4%(662)
Czech0.3%(649)
Russian0.3%(634)
French Canadian0.3%(595)
Brazilian0.2%(454)
Egyptian0.2%(447)
Portuguese0.2%(430)
Danish0.2%(376)
Guyanese0.2%(376)
Hungarian0.2%(348)
Lithuanian0.2%(290)
Austrian0.2%(289)
Ukrainian0.1%(269)
Finnish0.1%(268)
Canadian0.1%(250)
Swiss0.1%(241)
Lebanese0.1%(200)
Belgian0.1%(162)
Palestinian0.1%(131)
Turkish0.1%(115)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(103)
Moroccan0.1%(102)
Cape Verdean0.1%(100)
Syrian0.1%(99)
Slovak0.1%(96)
Croatian0.1%(94)
Haitian0%(75)
Bulgarian0%(70)
Ghanaian0%(67)
Romanian0%(56)
Latvian0%(46)
Ethiopian0%(46)
Australian0%(29)
Israeli0%(19)
Slovene0%(19)
Serbian0%(17)
Armenian0%(15)
Barbadian0%(15)
Iranian0%(9)
Nigerian0%(7)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
74.7%
−6.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 81.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married30.4%(23,123)
Married54.6%(41,512)
Widowed2.7%(2,056)
Divorced12.2%(9,271)
Women 15+
Never married24.4%(19,029)
Married51.8%(40,298)
Widowed9.2%(7,131)
Divorced14.6%(11,404)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Bay County, Florida?
Bay County, Florida has about 126,994 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Bay County, Florida?
The typical household in Bay County, Florida earns about $24,684 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Bay County, Florida expensive?
In Bay County, Florida, the median home is worth about $61,000, and the typical rent is about $370 a month.
How educated are people in Bay County, Florida?
About 15.7% of adults age 25 and over in Bay County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Bay County, Florida?
About 14.4% of people in Bay County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.
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