Demographics of Bay County, Florida

Bay County, Florida had 204,479 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +29,928 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bay County, in four figures

204,479
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +17.1%
Change since July 2020: +29,928 people.; 41.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,533 ±$2,046
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bay County, Florida's population grew 17.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bay County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

About this chart

The figures

Bay County, Florida's population grew 17.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bay County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	174,551	100.0	100.0
2021	179,552	102.9	100.2
2022	186,079	106.6	100.7
2023	192,941	110.5	101.6
2024	200,142	114.7	102.5
2025	204,479	117.1	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Bay County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	174,551	−675	−51	+4	−605
2021	179,552	+5,001	−387	+181	+5,443
2022	186,079	+6,527	−397	+1,400	+5,210
2023	192,941	+6,862	+109	+1,895	+4,761
2024	200,142	+7,201	+189	+2,004	+4,957
2025	204,479	+4,337	+260	+1,075	+3,010

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.3: for men 39.8 ±0.5 and for women 42.1 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Bay County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	10,295 ±144	5.5% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,087 ±909	15.6% ±0.5	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,068 ±784	7.5% ±0.4	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,975 ±1,011	26.3% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	49,890 ±1,111	26.8% ±0.6	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	34,078 ±1,204	18.3% ±0.6	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,533 ±$2,046, and income per person $40,782 ±$1,336, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Bay County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	10,597 ±974	13.5% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	14,599 ±1,037	18.5% ±1.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,062 ±1,116	19.1% ±1.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,652 ±823	14.8% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,011 ±1,001	17.8% ±1.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,629 ±625	7.1% ±0.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,228 ±761	9.2% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Bay County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	21,798 ±1,674	11.9% ±0.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,698 ±853	17.3% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,585 ±978	10.9% ±1.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,515 ±524	9.5% ±1.1	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Bay County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bay County	Florida	United States
Housing units	108,362 ±78	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.7% ±1.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.3% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±1.5	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±1.4	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$310,500 ±$6,825	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,484 ±$39	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Bay County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,061 ±0	9.2% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	135,483 ±408	72.7% ±0.2	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18,301 ±873	9.8% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,806 ±416	2.0% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	378 ±111	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	160 ±64	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	859 ±381	0.5% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,345 ±934	5.6% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Bay County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	73,002 ±2,155	39.2% ±1.2	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	91,711 ±1,915	49.2% ±1.0	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,634 ±692	3.0% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16,046 ±1,445	8.6% ±0.8	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,268 ±843	3.9% ±0.5	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,778 ±1,128	4.7% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bay County among the counties of Florida

30th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Bay County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clay County	239,593	+9.4%
Okaloosa County	221,810	+4.6%
Hernando County	221,701	+13.3%
Charlotte County	217,212	+15.5%
Santa Rosa County	211,115	+11.7%
Bay County	204,479	+17.1%
Indian River County	172,799	+7.7%
Citrus County	171,666	+11.1%
Martin County	166,272	+4.8%
Sumter County	157,772	+21.1%
Flagler County	140,360	+21.0%

Elsewhere on the site

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026