Bay County vs. Gulf County
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Bay County (FL) Gulf County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 185,287 16,164
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.7% 1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 168,852 15,861
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 168,852 15,863
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.5% 15.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 21.6%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 41.5%
White alone, percent 81.7% 79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 11.7% 17.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 2.3% 0.5%
Two or More Races, percent 3.3% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.7% 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 76.1% 75.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 21,687 1,657
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.8% 2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 104,314 9,695
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.5% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $172,600 $150,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,367 $1,150
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $413 $356
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,009 $1,057
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 31.1% 11.1%
Building permits, 2018 1,520 148
Households, 2014-2018 70,199 5,359
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.1% 78.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.0% 5.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 83.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.6% 76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.3% 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 22.8% 17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.5% 11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.8% 13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.5% 44.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.2% 45.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 565,165 16,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,034,384 43,779
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,473,839 8,634
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 514,829 7,333
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,728,227 76,880
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,871 $4,891
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.3 23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $51,829 $44,291
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,017 $21,255
Persons in poverty, percent 13.4% 20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,700 296
Total employment, 2017 63,126 2,469
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,246,172 73,932
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.6% -10.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 14,126 1,131
All firms, 2012 12,985 956
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,634 543
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,738 271
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,304 126
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,043 794
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,657 115
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 10,436 765
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.0% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 222.6 28.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 758.46 564.01
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bay county (FL) and Gulf county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.