Panama City Beach, FL Population

Overview

17,882

Total Population

44.8

Median age

48.78%

Female population %

105:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

44.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,517

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Panama City Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Panama City Beach is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Panama City Beach's population under 18 was 16.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Panama City Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Panama City Beach, 13.62% were under the age of 15, 18.67% aged 15 to 29, 50.41% aged 30 to 64, 15.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 436 less females than males in Panama City Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.78% females and 51.22% males in Panama City Beach, FL.
The Panama City Beach, FL gender ratio is 105:100 i.e. 105 men to 100 women (1.050).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 934.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 916.

Panama City Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Panama City Beach population: 80.58% are White, 8.49% are Black or African American, 0.81% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.39% are Asian, 3.06% are some other race and 4.66% are multiracial.
Panama City Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,517 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,365 (91.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Panama City Beach is White with a population of 14,41 (80.58% of the total population).

Panama City Beach's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 19,056 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Panama City Beach's population increased by 3,875 (50.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Panama City Beach's population increased by 6,410 (55.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Panama City Beach's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,736.