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Population (year 2000): 36,417. Estimated
population in July 2005: 37,188 (+2.1% change)
Males: 17,683 (48.6%), Females: 18,734 (51.4%)
Bay
County
Zip codes:
32401,
32403,
32404,
32405,
32408,
32409.
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $31,572 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,800 (year 2000)
Races in Panama City:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
- Black (21.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.9%), Irish
(10.2%), German (9.8%), English (9.0%), Italian (2.9%), French
(2.6%).
Elevation: 33 feet
Land area: 20.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Panama City
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Panama City city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 14.5%
3.2% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,292 (+3.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Panama City:
- BAY MEDICAL CENTER (615 N BONITA AVE)
- GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (449 W 23RD ST)
- HEALTHSOUTH EMERALD COAST REHAB HOSP (1847
FLORIDA AVENUE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Panama City:
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 2 miles; PANAMA CITY,
FL; ID: PFN)
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 73 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID:
HRT)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 81 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Panama City:
- COSTIN (about 40 miles; PORT ST JOE, FL; ID: A51)
- CALHOUN COUNTY (about 45 miles; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; ID:
F95)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 46 miles; BONIFAY, FL; ID: 1J0)
Colleges/Universities in Panama City:
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,140; Location: 5230 W HWY 98; Public)
- TOM P HANEY TECHNICAL CENTER (FT enrollment:
342; Location: 3016 HWY 77; Public; Website:
www.bay.k12.fl.us)
- GOODING INSTITUTE OF NURSE ANESTHESIA (FT
enrollment: 20; Location: 615 N BONITA AVE; Public;
Website: www.baymedical.org/Gooding/gooding_main.htm;
Offers Master's degree)
- SEA SCHOOL (Location: 2015 W 15TH ST;
Private, for-profit)
- SOWELL AVIATION CO INC (Location: 3469
AIRPORT RD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; Private, for-profit)
- GULF COAST SEMINARY (Location: 2240 EDGEWOOD
DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.gcbcs.com;
Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Panama City:
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 76 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 97 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 108 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 110 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
Public high schools in Panama City:
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,774;
Location: 1000 SCHOOL AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,533; Location:
1200 HARRISON AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- A. D. HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 342;
Location: 819 E 11TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HANEY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 3016 HIGHWAY 77; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Panama City:
- PANAMA CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 406;
Location: 1104 BALBOA AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- PANAMA CITY ADVANCED SCHOOL (Students: 66;
Location: 3332 TOKEN ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 53;
Location: 2511 EAST 3RD ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Panama City:
- MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 949;
Location: 5044 MERRITT BROWN WAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BOZEMAN LEARNING CENTER (Students: 942;
Location: 13410 HIGHWAY 77; Grades: PK - 09)
- EVERITT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 897;
Location: 608 SCHOOL AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 838; Location:
600 W 11TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROSENWALD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 836;
Location: 924 BAY AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HILAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 831;
Location: 2507 BALDWIN ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 813;
Location: 5044 TOMMY SMITH DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY (Students: 804;
Location: 922 HARRISON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 07)
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 720;
Location: 640 S HIGHWAY 22 - A; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 701;
Location: 2001 NORTHSIDE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Panama City:
- HOLY NATIVITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students:
327; Location: 222 N. BONITA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 7)
- ST JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 281;
Location: 1005 FORTUNE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 90;
Location: 929 S TYNDALL; Grades: KG - 8)
- THE ROCK SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 2413
N HARRIS AVE; Grades: KG - 10)
- 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 61;
Location: 100 E 7TH ST; Grades: KG - 4)
- PANAMA CITY SDA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 29;
Location: 1905 W 11TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Panama City:
- NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $2,179,073; Location: 25 W GOVERNMENT STREET;
191,290 books; 2,182 audio materials; 2,719 video
materials; 410 serial subscriptions)
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