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Bay County

Population in 2010: 3,881. Population change since 2000: -4.9%
Males: 2,000  (51.5%)
Females: 1,881  (48.5%)

Median resident age:  42.2 years
Florida median age:  41.3 years

Zip codes: 32408.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $39,116 (it was $31,599 in 2000)
Lower Grand Lagoon:

$39,116
Florida:

$44,736
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $33,875

Lower Grand Lagoon CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $292,584 (it was $88,500 in 2000)
Lower Grand Lagoon:

$292,584
Florida:

$182,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $449,193; Detached houses: $453,721; Townhouses or other attached units: $316,893; In 2-unit structures: $314,684; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $809,678; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $742,267; Mobile homes: $169,821

Median gross rent in 2009: $875.

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  • White alone - 3,396 (87.5%)
  • Hispanic - 240 (6.2%)
  • Two or more races - 121 (3.1%)
  • Black alone - 55 (1.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 31 (0.8%)
  • Asian alone - 28 (0.7%)
  • Other race alone - 8 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2 (0.05%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lower Grand Lagoon: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.0%), English (14.4%), Irish (14.4%), United States (8.3%), French (5.2%), Italian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 2.17 square miles.

Population density: 1785 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lower Grand Lagoon:

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lower Grand Lagoon CDP:

  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 45.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

273 residents are foreign born (3.5% Europe, 2.2% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

This place:  6.7%
Florida:  16.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,050 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,335 (0.4%)
Lower Grand Lagoon satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (74.1 miles , pop. 54,412).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (155.9 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (577.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Upper Grand Lagoon, FL (1.2 miles ), Pretty Bayou, FL (2.2 miles ), Panama City Beaches, FL (2.4 miles ), Panama City, FL (2.5 miles ), Panama City Beach, FL (2.6 miles ), Springfield, FL (3.0 miles ), Lynn Haven, FL (3.0 miles ), Hiland Park, FL (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 30.15 N, Longitude: 85.76 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 850

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.9%
Florida:

9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (23%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (27%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

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Average climate in Lower Grand Lagoon, Florida

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Tornado activity:

Lower Grand Lagoon-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/10/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Lower Grand Lagoon place center killed one person and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/2/1999, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bay County (23) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Tropical Storms: 5, Fires: 3, Floods: 2, Floods: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Lower Grand Lagoon:

  • BAY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; PANAMA CITY, FL)
  • GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; PANAMA CITY, FL)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL ON THE GULF (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 34 miles away; PORT SAINT JOE, FL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lower Grand Lagoon:

  • Gulf Coast Community College (about 4 miles; Panama City, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,369)
  • Northwest Florida State College (about 51 miles; Niceville, FL; FT enrollment: 2,977)
  • George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (about 83 miles; Dothan, AL; FT enrollment: 2,692)
  • Tallahassee Community College (about 88 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 7,553)
  • Pensacola Junior College (about 89 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 4,901)
  • Florida State University (about 90 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 33,687)
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (about 90 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 10,978)

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Notable location: Bay County Fire Rescue Station 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Lower Grand Lagoon: Saint Andrews State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Bay County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 32.7. This is about average.
City:

32.7
U.S.:

34.8
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 10.00. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.00
U.S.:

10.63


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.8%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.9% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  49.0%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lower Grand Lagoon, FL


Lower Grand Lagoon compared to Florida state average:

  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Lower Grand Lagoon travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (95%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Bay County Florida:


2008 Presidential Election results in Bay County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Lower Grand Lagoon (based on Bay County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.47%
Here41.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodLutheran Church
Adherents45.4%15.7%11.4%6.2%2.5%
Congregations21.8%10.2%4.8%12.9%2.7%
NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchEpiscopal ChurchChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents2.4%2.3%2.2%2.0%9.8%
Congregations3.4%3.4%6.1%3.4%31.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 30
Bay County:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
This county:

1.04 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 83
Bay County:

5.07 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 150
This county:

9.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Bay County:

10.2%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Bay County:

25.0%
State:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.4%
State:

14.0%

9.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.18%
Florida average:

8.71%

0.46% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,672 average AGI)
Bay County:

0.46%
Florida average:

0.22%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, FL  0.27% ($23,976 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL  0.25% ($51,679)
from Gulf County, FL  0.19% ($25,655)


8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,725 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.44%
Florida average:

7.73%

0.39% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,656 average AGI)
Bay County:

0.39%
Florida average:

0.12%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, FL  0.37% ($36,996 average AGI)
to Leon County, FL  0.24% ($27,262)
to Gulf County, FL  0.19% ($31,538)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lower Grand Lagoon:

  • WDIZ (590 AM; 3 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKGC (1480 AM; 1 kW; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WPCF (1290 AM; 0 kW; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WLTG (1430 AM; 5 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: HOUR GROUP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lower Grand Lagoon:

  • WVVE (100.1 FM; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WILN (105.9 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WASJ (105.1 FM; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WKGC-FM (90.7 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WYOO (101.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WLHR (107.9 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WRBA (95.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXP (103.5 FM; CALLAWAY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
  • WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WFSW (89.1 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFBX (94.5 FM; PARKER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPBH (99.3 FM; MEXICO BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lower Grand Lagoon:

  • W54CU (Channel 54; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPCT (Channel 46; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • W17CG (Channel 17; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
  • W36BU (Channel 36; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
  • WPCY-LP (Channel 26; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPFN-CA (Channel 22; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • W50BP (Channel 50; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W14CN (Channel 14; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
  • WPGX (Channel 28; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WJHG-TV (Channel 7; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WJHG LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIF (Channel 51; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFSG (Channel 56; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF FLORIDA)
  • WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$176,31031$164,80441$227,9462$77,47530$188,5282$46,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$188,2203$227,5805$230,8520$03$188,7730$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$179,4538$162,97627$221,1342$86,48515$195,3612$95,355
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$210,74010$158,96017$236,3701$80,53012$178,1931$75,950
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$249,8250$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0026.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$01$238,670
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$89,4000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$153,4300$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0026.02

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Lower Grand Lagoon on our top lists:

  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Water transportation"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Accommodation and food services"
  • #75 (32408) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Belizean first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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