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Panama City, FL MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 2,344
  equals Births 11,904
  less Deaths 9,560
Net Migration 9,523
  equals net International Migration 1,685
  plus net Domestic Migration 7,838

The population of the Panama City, FL MSA changed from 185,061 on 2010 to 197,506 in 2015 -- a change of 12,445 (6.72%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (9,523) exceeded natural change (2,344); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Panama City, FL MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Bay County, FL12005P0000001 169,247 169,647 171,920 174,859 178,703 181,635 12,388 7.32
Gulf County, FL12045P0000001 15,814 15,665 15,669 15,790 15,932 15,871 57 0.36
Total P0000001 185,061 185,312 187,589 190,649 194,635 197,506 12,445 6.72
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bay County, FL12005B0000001 2,072 2,114 2,286 2,281 2,266 2,325 11,272 
Gulf County, FL12045B0000001 104 127 131 118 128 128 632 
Total B0000001 2,176 2,241 2,417 2,399 2,394 2,453 11,904 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bay County, FL12005D0000001 1,624 1,606 1,576 1,758 1,924 1,847 8,711 
Gulf County, FL12045D0000001 68 155 169 204 149 172 849 
Total D0000001 1,692 1,761 1,745 1,962 2,073 2,019 9,560 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bay County, FL12005NC000001 448 508 710 523 342 478 2,561 
Gulf County, FL12045NC000001 36 -28 -38 -86 -21 -44 -217 
Total NC000001 484 480 672 437 321 434 2,344 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bay County, FL12005MI000001 376 194 424 316 331 400 1,665 
Gulf County, FL12045MI000001 4 1 4 5 5 5 20 
Total MI000001 380 195 428 321 336 405 1,685 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bay County, FL12005MD000001 720 -272 1,136 1,959 2,966 1,863 7,652 
Gulf County, FL12045MD000001 -240 -148 35 193 144 -38 186 
Total MD000001 480 -420 1,171 2,152 3,110 1,825 7,838 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bay County, FL12005MN000001 1,096 -78 1,560 2,275 3,297 2,263 9,317 
Gulf County, FL12045MN000001 -236 -147 39 198 149 -33 206 
Total MN000001 860 -225 1,599 2,473 3,446 2,230 9,523 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Bay County, FL12005GQ000001 3,817 3,730 3,922 3,942 3,842 3,850 33 0.86
Gulf County, FL12045GQ000001 3,396 3,351 3,452 3,494 3,587 3,380 -16 -0.47
Total GQ000001 7,213 7,081 7,374 7,436 7,429 7,230 17 0.24

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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