Bay County vs. Washington County

	Bay County (FL)	Washington County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	185,287	24,880
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.7%	-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	168,852	24,896
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	168,852	24,896
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	19.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	46.3%
White alone, percent	81.7%	80.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.7%	14.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.1%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,687	2,068
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	104,314	10,921
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.5%	77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$172,600	$109,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,367	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$413	$309
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,009	$689
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.1%	3.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,520	44
Households, 2014-2018	70,199	8,484
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.1%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.8%	11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.5%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.8%	16.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	46.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.2%	49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	565,165	21,873
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,034,384	65,756
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,728,227	174,668
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,871	$7,017
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	30.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,829	$37,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,017	$18,112
Persons in poverty, percent	13.4%	22.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,700	393
Total employment, 2017	63,126	3,853
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,246,172	115,605
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	14,126	1,531
All firms, 2012	12,985	1,402
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,634	795
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,738	490
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,304	221
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,043	1,134
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,657	217
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,436	1,133
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%	40.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	222.6	42.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	758.46	582.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bay county (FL) and Washington county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.