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Bay County, Florida

FL · population 186,393 · GEOID 12005

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Unemployment is worse than the national figure. Median gross rent is worse than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

186,393

0.83% of Florida · 186,393 of 22,416,077

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment

4.2%

+0.2 pts above the United Statesworse

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment, against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-013.6%4.1%—
2024-023.3%4.2%—
2024-033.0%3.9%—
2024-042.8%3.5%—
2024-053.0%3.7%—
2024-063.4%4.3%—
2024-073.6%4.5%—
2024-083.6%4.4%—
2024-093.4%3.9%—
2024-103.3%3.9%—
2024-113.5%4.0%—
2024-123.3%3.8%—
2025-013.9%4.4%—
2025-023.6%4.5%—
2025-033.4%4.2%—
2025-043.3%3.9%—
2025-053.4%4.0%—
2025-063.8%4.4%—
2025-074.0%4.6%—
2025-084.2%4.5%—
2025-094.1%4.3%—
2025-115.1%4.3%—
2025-124.8%4.1%—
2026-015.5%4.7%—
2026-025.1%4.7%—
2026-034.5%4.3%—
2026-044.6%4.0%—
2026-054.4%4.1%—
2026-064.5%4.4%—
2026-074.6%4.4%—
2026-084.4%4.3%—
2026-094.2%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN120050000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$1,484

worse than the United States

This place $1,484
Florida $1,669
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output

$13.5B

+4.9% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output
PeriodOutputMargin
2016$8.3B—
2017$8.4B—
2018$8.8B—
2019$9.0B—
2020$9.3B—
2021$10.6B—
2022$11.7B—
2023$12.8B—
2024$13.5B—

Florida $1726.7B · this place is 0.78% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations

$6.7B

−13.7% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations
PeriodFederal obligationsMargin
FY2021$6.1B—
FY2022$8.3B—
FY2023$7.8B—
FY2024$8.0B—
FY2025$7.8B—
FY2026$6.7B—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 41.0 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 29.6% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 11.9% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 63.6% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $310,500 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $73,533 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 3.9% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of Florida 0.83% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024