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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Mexico Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 342 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Mexico Beach · Bay County · Florida · United States
−13.1 pp since 2014
Mexico Beach Bay County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Mexico Beach
5.6%
Bay County
11.9%
Florida
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Mexico Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 5.6% · 2024
First value 18.3% · 2013
Highest 18.8% · 2014
Lowest 2.4% · 2021
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMexico BeachChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 5.6% +0.9 pp 11.9% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 4.7% +2.0 pp 11.7% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 2.8% +0.4 pp 12.2% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 2.4% −1.1 pp 12.9% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 3.4% −3.2 pp 13.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 6.6% −0.1 pp 14.6% 14.0% —
2018estimate 6.7% −3.9 pp 14.7% 14.8% —
2017estimate 10.7% −1.2 pp 15.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 11.8% −1.7 pp 15.6% 16.1% —
2015estimate 13.5% −5.2 pp 15.2% 16.5% —
2014estimate 18.8% +0.5 pp 14.8% 16.7% —
2013estimate 18.3% 14.7% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.1%
2 Masaryktown 41.6%
3 Opa-locka 41.2%
4 Belle Glade 41.1%
5 Brownsville 40.1%
6 Florida City 40.0%
7 Chiefland 38.8%
8 Dover 38.5%
9 Pahokee 37.8%
10 Goodland 37.4%
11 Immokalee 37.4%
12 St Leo 37.3%
13 Inglis 36.6%
14 Gladeview 35.9%
15 University 35.4%
16 Panacea 34.0%
17 Goulding 32.7%
18 Perry 31.9%
19 Pierson 31.6%
20 South Bay 30.8%
21 Crystal Springs 30.7%
22 Fort Pierce 29.4%
23 Mangonia Park 29.1%
24 Carrabelle 28.9%
25 Beverly Hills 28.7%
…
306 Estero 6.7%
307 Apollo Beach 6.7%
308 Sanibel 6.7%
309 Mexico Beach 6.6%
310 Melbourne Beach 6.6%
311 North Palm Beach 6.6%
312 Port St Joe 6.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.