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County:

Bay County

State:

Florida

FIPS Code:

12005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

399,256

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

26.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

54

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

75,283

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

97,740

29.8%

18.4%

11.5%

1990:

126,994

29.9%

20.0%

10.0%

2000:

148,217

16.7%

10.3%

6.4%

2005:

161,558

9.0%

6.9%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

122,708

82.8%

0-to-19:

39,530

26.7%

Black:

15,526

10.5%

20-to-39:

41,298

27.9%

Hispanic:

3,591

2.4%

40-to-59:

40,653

27.4%

American Indian:

1,096

0.7%

60-plus:

26,736

18.0%

Other:

5,296

3.6%

Median Age:

37.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

194.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.7%

Median Family Income:

$42,729

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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