Jackson County vs. Bay County

	Jackson County (FL)	Bay County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	48,305	185,287
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.9%	9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	49,761	168,852
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	49,746	168,852
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.5%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	44.9%	50.4%
White alone, percent	69.2%	81.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.9%	11.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	76.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,254	21,687
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,113	104,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.3%	63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$98,800	$172,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$993	$1,367
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$340	$413
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$656	$1,009
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	31.1%
Building permits, 2018	57	1,520
Households, 2014-2018	16,894	70,199
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.2%	80.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.7%	82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.7%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.4%	22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	14.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.2%	14.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.3%	58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.3%	55.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	52,213	565,165
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	157,438	1,034,384
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	574,038	2,728,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,723	$15,871
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.0	23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,002	$51,829
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,882	$28,017
Persons in poverty, percent	23.5%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	797	4,700
Total employment, 2017	9,192	63,126
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	296,529	2,246,172
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.2%	2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,635	14,126
All firms, 2012	2,953	12,985
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,524	6,634
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,001	4,738
Minority-owned firms, 2012	723	2,304
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,043	10,043
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	313	1,657
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,385	10,436
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	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.2	222.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	917.76	758.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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