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Census Tract 20, Bay County, Florida

Census Tract 20, GEOID 12005002000, in Bay County, Florida, entirely within Panama City. 1,257 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±232); the 2020 Census counted 1,246.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,257

±232 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,246

Median household income

$28,269

±$7,672 (90% margin)
Bay County: $73,533

Median home value

$169,600

±$13,893 (90% margin)
Bay County: $310,500

Median gross rent

$775

±$127 (90% margin)
Bay County: $1,484

Where is Census Tract 20?

Census Tract 20 is one of 50 census tracts in Bay County, Florida. It covers 1.47 square miles of land, 848 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 12005002000, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 20 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Panama City100%
Census Tract 20 (marked with a dot) in Bay County, Florida. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
719 20 2 mi
Census Tract 20 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 20: Tract 7, Tract 15.02 ($82,238), Tract 16 ($28,359), Tract 19 ($79,181) and Tract 22 ($46,885). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 20?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 20's population at 1,257 (±232) in 810 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,246 residents and 822 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 20Panama CityBay CountyFlorida
Total population 1,257 ±232 34,979 186,393 22,416,077
Households 810 ±154 15,169 78,778 8,752,810
Average household size 1.55 ±0.18 2.25 2.33 2.51
Housing units 932 ±145 17,104 108,362 10,256,470

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 20?

The median resident of Census Tract 20 is 48.9 years old; 9.3% are under 18 and 27.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 63.7%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 19.4%. 19.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 20Panama CityBay CountyFlorida
Median age 48.9 ±4.7 39.5 41.0 42.6
Under 18 years 9.3% ±4.3 pts 21.7% 21.1% 19.5%
65 years and over 27.8% ±8.0 pts 17.8% 18.3% 21.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7% ±3.8 pts 9.7% 9.2% 27.4%
White alone, not Hispanic 63.7% ±11.6 pts 61.8% 72.7% 50.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 19.4% ±9.1 pts 20.1% 9.8% 14.6%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 6.4% ±6.8 pts 1.7% 2.0% 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±4.1 pts 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±4.1 pts 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.3% ±2.8 pts 5.3% 5.6% 3.8%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±0.7 pts 1.1% 0.5% 0.7%
Born outside the United States 19.1% ±9.6 pts 10.0% 8.6% 21.9%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 12.2% ±8.4 pts 11.8% 10.9% 30.6%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.9% ±5.4 pts 10.2% 13.6% 7.4%
With a disability 37.6% ±7.8 pts 19.2% 17.4% 13.7%
No health insurance coverage 24.6% ±9.3 pts 17.8% 14.4% 11.5%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 86.4% ±7.8 pts 90.4% 91.4% 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 13.3% ±6.3 pts 26.4% 29.6% 34.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 2.1% ±1.6 pts 10.0% 10.7% 12.9%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 81.4% ±8.5 pts 78.2% 82.3% 86.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 20 earn?

Half of the 810 households in Census Tract 20 earn less than $28,269 a year (±$7,672), against $73,533 across Bay County: 48th highest of the county's 48 tracts with a reliable estimate. 30.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 20Panama CityBay CountyFlorida
Median household income $28,269 ±$7,672 $62,265 $73,533 $74,568
Mean household income $39,037 ±$6,903 $89,311 $96,618 $105,967
Per capita income $25,196 ±$3,664 $38,881 $40,782 $42,609
People below the poverty line 30.3% ±10.0 pts 17.6% 11.9% 12.6%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 23.1% ±27.5 pts 27.1% 17.3% 16.5%
Households receiving SNAP 21.5% ±8.6 pts 16.9% 12.6% 12.6%
Households with a computer 89.0% ±8.3 pts 95.2% 97.3% 96.6%
Households with a broadband subscription 79.8% ±11.5 pts 87.9% 92.8% 91.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 20?

Owners occupy 21.1% of Census Tract 20's occupied homes and renters 78.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,600 by its owner (±$13,893). The median renter pays $775 a month including utilities, and 53.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 20Panama CityBay CountyFlorida
Median home value (owner-occupied) $169,600 ±$13,893 $268,900 $310,500 $359,000
Median gross rent $775 ±$127 $1,327 $1,484 $1,669
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 53.2% ±15.0 pts 46.6% 45.7% 50.2%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,234 ±$187 $1,782 $1,778 $1,959
Owner-occupied homes 21.1% ±8.2 pts 56.3% 66.8% 67.6%
Renter-occupied homes 78.9% ±8.2 pts 43.7% 33.2% 32.4%
Housing units 932 ±145 17,104 108,362 10,256,470
Single-family detached homes 29.2% ±8.2 pts 63.4% 51.0% 54.7%
Mobile homes 2.6% ±2.7 pts 1.9% 10.0% 8.0%
Built 2020 or later 6.3% ±4.9 pts 3.5% 5.3% 3.2%
Built 2010 to 2019 2.5% ±2.1 pts 5.6% 11.7% 11.0%
Built 1939 or earlier 14.7% ±9.0 pts 6.1% 1.6% 1.9%
Households with no vehicle 17.8% ±8.1 pts 5.4% 4.3% 6.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 20 get to work?

74.7% of Census Tract 20's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 33.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 20Panama CityBay CountyFlorida
In the labor force (age 16+) 54.5% ±8.7 pts 63.2% 63.6% 59.8%
Unemployment rate 8.4% ±5.9 pts 4.5% 3.9% 4.8%
Drove alone to work 74.7% ±17.1 pts 72.6% 75.1% 70.2%
Carpooled 17.3% ±15.0 pts 13.6% 11.5% 9.2%
Public transportation 0.0% ±8.9 pts 0.2% 0.3% 1.2%
Walked 0.0% ±8.9 pts 1.2% 1.1% 1.4%
Worked from home 6.0% ±6.7 pts 10.9% 10.1% 15.7%
Mean travel time to work 33.3 min ±16.1 21.4 min 23.9 min 28.0 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 20 compare with the other tracts in Bay County?

Among Bay County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 20 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 20's rank among the tracts of Bay County and of Panama City
MeasureIn Bay CountyIn Panama City
Population44th of 4912th of 12
Residents per square mile36th of 4910th of 12
Median household income48th of 4812th of 12
Per capita income44th of 499th of 12
Median home value44th of 4810th of 12
Median gross rent45th of 4512th of 12
Poverty rate3rd of 343rd of 11
Bachelor's degree or higher43rd of 4710th of 12
Median age14th of 492nd of 12
Owner-occupied share48th of 4812th of 12

The tracts next to it on Bay County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 2245th$46,885±$9,6834,398
Tract 1146th$45,653±$5,7034,046
Tract 1647th$28,359±$13,777 · within the margin of this tract2,219
Tract 2048th$28,269±$7,6721,257

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 20?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 20 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections