| Bay County, FL | |||
| Change | |||
| 1980 | 1990 | 1980-90 | |
| County Population | 97740 | 126994 | 30% |
| % White | 86% | 86% | 1% |
| % Black | 12% | 11% | -1% |
| % Hispanic | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| % Under 18 | 29% | 25% | -4% |
| % Over 65 | 9% | 12% | 3% |
| % Under 6 | 9% | 9% | 0% |
| % Foreign Born | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| Education(% pop over 25) | |||
| % 0-8 years | 18% | 9% | -9% |
| % 9-11 years | 16% | 16% | 0% |
| % Completed H.S. | 36% | 31% | -5% |
| % Some College | 17% | 22% | 5% |
| % Bachelors or Graduate Degree | 13% | 16% | 2% |
| Persons over 25 | 56053 | 82448 | 47% |
| H.S. Dropout Rate | 18% | 13% | -6% |
| Labor Market Structure | |||
| Employed Persons | 36356 | 53222 | 46% |
| % Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service | 31% | 29% | -2% |
| % Professional & Technical | 15% | 17% | 2% |
| % Managers & Administrators | 11% | 11% | 0% |
| % Sales Workers | 12% | 15% | 3% |
| % Clerical | 16% | 15% | -1% |
| % Craft Workers | 13% | 11% | -1% |
| % Operators | 10% | 8% | -2% |
| % Nonfarm Laborers | 5% | 4% | -1% |
| % Service Workers | 16% | 17% | 1% |
| % Farm Workers | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| % Males Working less than 26 weeks | 33% | 34% | 0% |
| Males over 16 | 35300 | 47889 | 36% |
| Poverty and Welfare | |||
| % Persons in Impoverished Families | 16% | 14% | -2% |
| % Whites in Poverty | 12% | 12% | -1% |
| % Blacks in Poverty | 40% | 37% | -3% |
| % Hispanics in Poverty | 16% | 14% | -2% |
| % Families Receiving Welfare or PA | 7% | 6% | -1% |
| Income | |||
| Aggregate Income | $501,477,410 | $1,262,710,659 | 152% |
| Number of Families | 27260 | 35726 | 31% |
| Average Family Income | $18,396 | $35,344 | 92% |
| Aggregate Wage and Salary Income | $407,377,375 | $1,049,965,966 | 158% |
| Wage & Salary Households | 26757 | 37252 | 39% |
| Average Wage & Salary Income | $15,225 | $28,185 | 85% |
| Aggregate Self-Employed Income | $30,968,675 | $103,211,327 | 233% |
| Self-Employed Households | 3555 | 5410 | 52% |
| Average Self-Employed Income | $8,711 | $19,078 | 119% |
| Aggregate Earned Income | $448,079,295 | $1,153,177,293 | 157% |
| Earned Income Households | 27829 | 38640 | 39% |
| Average Earned Income | $16,101 | $29,844 | 85% |
| Average Welfare Income per Household | $2,102 | $3,133 | 49% |
| Households Grouped by Income Level | |||
| Income Under $5,000 | 5583 | 3708 | -34% |
| Income of $5,000-9,999 | 7197 | 4850 | -33% |
| Income of $10,000-14,999 | 6620 | 5570 | -16% |
| Income of $15,000-24,999 | 8729 | 10558 | 21% |
| Income of $25,000-49,999 | 5783 | 16726 | 189% |
| Income over $50,000 | 906 | 7379 | 714% |