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Bay County

FIPS 12005 · Fiscal year runs October 1 – September 30

County budget

Official proposed, tentative, adopted or amended budgets — plans for a fiscal year, not what was spent.

No official structured sourceNo official adopted or proposed budget table has been imported for this county yet. Reported actuals (below) are not budgets.

No budget chart for this county: no figures from an official structured budget table are held.

Reported revenues and spending (actuals)

Reported actuals, not a budget. What Bay County Government reported collecting and spending after each fiscal year in its Annual Financial Report to the Florida Department of Financial Services, as compiled by the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research. Scope: The county government reporting entity in its Annual Financial Report (Board of County Commissioners, constitutional officers and reported component units). Excludes cities, the school district and independent special districts. Covers every fund type reported, including custodial funds; interfund transfers are not netted out.. Nominal USD, not adjusted for inflation.

Data availableReported actuals for FY 2005–FY 2024 from the state-compiled Annual Financial Reports. These are not budgets.Refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

Total reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year

All funds, nominal USD. Select a year to see its breakdown.

FY 2023–24: Revenues (actual) $1,101,757,853 · Expenditures (actual) $1,103,016,512

20 fiscal years of reported actuals, FY 2004–05 to FY 2023–24.

$0$500M$1.00B2004–052006–072008–092010–112012–132014–152016–172018–192020–212023–24
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Reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year
Fiscal yearRevenuesExpendituresRevenues minus expenditures
FY 2023–24$1,101,757,853$1,103,016,512−$1,258,659
FY 2022–23$972,399,273$946,154,733$26,244,540
FY 2021–22$906,936,631$917,889,569−$10,952,938
FY 2020–21$1,193,216,378$1,115,149,928$78,066,450
FY 2019–20$538,632,053$457,169,241$81,462,812
FY 2018–19$605,886,114$571,629,761$34,256,353
FY 2017–18$337,928,117$300,759,406$37,168,711
FY 2016–17$273,003,507$272,334,806$668,701
FY 2015–16$241,091,190$250,862,171−$9,770,981
FY 2014–15$288,781,285$276,745,058$12,036,227
FY 2013–14$218,403,017$209,427,891$8,975,126
FY 2012–13$228,485,556$199,302,652$29,182,904
FY 2011–12$195,222,052$200,098,114−$4,876,062
FY 2010–11$236,629,468$243,730,130−$7,100,662
FY 2009–10$247,451,434$232,169,528$15,281,906
FY 2008–09$211,536,070$230,801,841−$19,265,771
FY 2007–08$239,252,399$231,368,647$7,883,752
FY 2006–07$212,572,166$218,385,152−$5,812,986
FY 2005–06$236,868,303$181,181,698$55,686,605
FY 2004–05Not reported$164,592,888Not reported
Revenues, FY 2023–24
$1,101,757,853
Expenditures, FY 2023–24
$1,103,016,512
Revenues minus expenditures (not a budget surplus)
−$1,258,659
Revenue per resident (population 196,112, 2024)
$5,618
  • Totals include custodial (fiduciary) funds — money collected and held for other governments or individuals: $503,269,390 of revenue and $500,692,100 of expenditures. These pass-through amounts can make revenue and expenditure totals diverge sharply.

Revenues by account section: $1,101,757,853

Revenues by account section: Miscellaneous Revenues $544M, General Government Taxes $222M, Charges for Services $123M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Bay County Government — Revenues Reported by Account Code and Fund Type” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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Revenues by account section
Account sectionNominal USD
Miscellaneous Revenues$543,683,363
General Government Taxes$222,047,982
Charges for Services$123,381,228
Intergovernmental Revenues$103,822,985
Other Sources$85,473,516
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$20,439,292
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$2,909,487

Expenditures by account section: $1,103,016,512

Expenditures by account section: General Government Services (Not Court-Related) $576M, Public Safety $133M, Court-Related Expenditures $93.7M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Bay County Government — Expenditures Reported by Account Code and Fund Type” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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Expenditures by account section
Account sectionNominal USD
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$576,160,014
Public Safety$133,370,359
Court-Related Expenditures$93,710,958
Economic Environment$91,078,255
Transportation$79,301,547
Physical Environment$60,452,203
Other Uses and Non-Operating$32,573,340
Human Services$23,811,897
Culture / Recreation$12,557,939

County statistics

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Detailed Tables, table-based Summary File), 2020–2024 (vintage 2024). Five-year estimates describe the whole period, not a single year; ranges are 90% margins of error.

Data available12 of 12 indicators published for 2020–2024 (5-year estimates describe the whole period, not a single year).Refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

Rates, percent of each indicator’s universe

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Share of people below the poverty level 11.9%; Unemployment rate 3.9%; Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher 29.6%; Owner-occupied share of occupied homes 66.8%

0%25%50%75%100%Share of people below the poverty level11.9%Unemployment rate3.9%Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.6%Owner-occupied share of occupied homes66.8%
Total population
186,393 people
±0 · 2020–2024
Median age
41.0 years
±0.3 years · 2020–2024
Median household income
$73,533
±$2,046 · 2020–2024
Per capita income
$40,782
±$1,336 · 2020–2024
Households
78,778 households
±1,232 · 2020–2024
Housing units
108,362 housing units
±78 · 2020–2024
Median home value (owner-occupied)
$310,500
±$6,825 · 2020–2024
Median gross rent
$1,484
±$39 · 2020–2024
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Census indicators
IndicatorEstimateMargin of error (90%)PeriodCensus variablesUniverse
Total population186,393 people±02020–2024B01003_001 Total population—
Median age41.0 years±0.3 years2020–2024B01002_001 Median age, total population—
Median household income$73,533±$2,0462020–2024B19013_001 Median household income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Per capita income$40,782±$1,3362020–2024B19301_001 Per capita income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Share of people below the poverty level11.9%±0.9 pts2020–2024B17001_002 / B17001_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Population for whom poverty status is determined (B17001_001)
Unemployment rate3.9%±0.5 pts2020–2024B23025_005 / B23025_003 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Civilian labor force, population 16 years and over (B23025_003)
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.6%±1.4 pts2020–2024Sum of B15003_022…025 / B15003_001 × 100 (MOE: root-sum-of-squares numerator, ACS proportion formula)Population 25 years and over (B15003_001)
Households78,778 households±1,2322020–2024B11001_001 Total households—
Housing units108,362 housing units±782020–2024B25001_001 Total housing units—
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes66.8%±1.5 pts2020–2024B25003_002 / B25003_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Occupied housing units (B25003_001)
Median home value (owner-occupied)$310,500±$6,8252020–2024B25077_001 Median value, owner-occupied housing units—
Median gross rent$1,484±$392020–2024B25064_001 Median gross rent, renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B01003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B01002 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B19013 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B19301 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B17001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B23025 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B15003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B11001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25077 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25064 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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