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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Panama City Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 170 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Education & commute · Panama City Beach Bay County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 38.0% +1.3 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 170 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +13.8 pp
vs Bay County +8.4 pp Bay County: 29.6% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Panama City Beach · Bay County · Florida · United States
+13.8 pp since 2014
Panama City Beach Bay County Florida United States

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

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Panama City Beach
38.0%
Bay County
29.6%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Panama City Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 38.0% · 2024
First value 23.9% · 2013
Highest 38.0% · 2024
Lowest 23.9% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPanama City BeachChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 38.0% +1.3 pp 29.6% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 36.8% +3.2 pp 28.0% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 33.6% +1.8 pp 26.6% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 31.8% +0.8 pp 25.6% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 31.0% −0.5 pp 24.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 31.5% +1.9 pp 23.7% 29.9% —
2018estimate 29.6% +0.5 pp 22.8% 29.2% —
2017estimate 29.0% −1.1 pp 22.4% 28.5% —
2016estimate 30.2% +2.7 pp 22.5% 27.9% —
2015estimate 27.5% +3.3 pp 22.2% 27.3% —
2014estimate 24.2% +0.3 pp 21.6% 26.8% —
2013estimate 23.9% 21.1% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Golden Beach 76.5%
2 Key Biscayne 73.3%
3 Sea Ranch Lakes 72.8%
4 South Beach 71.3%
5 Indian River Shores 70.7%
6 Palm Beach 67.9%
7 Coral Gables 66.7%
8 Pinecrest 66.4%
9 Highland Beach 66.3%
10 Surfside 65.7%
11 Longboat Key 64.5%
12 Atlantis 63.3%
13 Weston 63.0%
14 Tierra Verde 62.9%
15 Parkland 61.8%
16 Wabasso Beach 61.6%
17 Bal Harbour 61.5%
18 Sewall's Point 61.4%
19 South Palm Beach 61.4%
20 Sawgrass 61.1%
21 Sanibel 61.1%
22 Juno Beach 61.0%
23 Navarre Beach 60.8%
24 Belleair Beach 59.3%
25 Nocatee 59.2%
…
175 Cutler Bay 31.8%
176 Seminole 31.7%
177 Key Largo 31.6%
178 Panama City Beach 31.5%
179 Virginia Gardens 31.3%
180 Riverview 31.3%
181 Mary Esther 31.2%
…

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

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.