Bay County, Florida Facts
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

In 2006 there were 72,000 households in Bay County, Florida. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Families made up 66 percent of the households in Bay County. This figure includes both married-couple families (48 percent) and other families (18 percent). Non-family households made up 34 percent of all households in Bay County. Most of the non-family households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.

In 2006, 77 percent of the people at least one year old living in Bay County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 14 percent had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 3 percent from another county in the same state, 5 percent from another state, and 1 percent from abroad.

EDUCATION: In 2006, 85 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Fifteen percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school.

POPULATION OF Bay County: In 2006, Bay County had a total population of 164,000 - 82,000 (50 percent) females and 81,000 (50 percent) males. The median age was 39.3 years. Twenty-three percent of the population was under 18 years and 14 percent was 65 years and older.