1. Home
  2. Panama City Beach
  3. Statistics
  4. People
  5. Population
People Statistics · City

Population in Panama City Beach

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 94 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 1, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+31% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Panama City Beach 20,375
Bay County 204K
Florida 23M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Panama City Beach · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 20,375 · 2025
First value 11,753 · 2010
Highest 20,375 · 2025
Lowest 11,753 · 2010
Average change +3.7% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearPanama City BeachChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 20,375 +2.0% 204K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 19,979 +2.1% 200K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 19,570 +2.5% 193K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 19,099 +4.2% 186K 22M 334M 8B
2021 18,331 +1.9% 180K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 17,986 +0.8% 175K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 17,843 −0.1% 177K 21M — 7.8B
2018 17,864 +5.2% 189K 21M — 7.7B
2017 16,980 +4.0% 187K 21M — 7.6B
2016 16,321 +4.6% 186K 21M — 7.5B
2015 15,605 +5.4% 183K 20M — 7.4B
2014 14,803 +6.6% 180K 20M — 7.4B
2013 13,881 +6.0% 176K 20M — 7.3B
2012 13,095 +6.0% 173K 19M — 7.2B
2011 12,348 +5.1% 170K 19M — 7.1B
2010 11,753 169K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
243 Otter Creek 114
242 Horseshoe Beach 172
241 Layton 212
240 Ebro 246
239 Sopchoppy 474
238 Laurel Hill 559
237 Sea Ranch Lakes 567
236 Bell 568
235 Jay 583
234 Yankeetown 633
233 Melbourne Village 681
232 Cedar Key 743
231 Shalimar 753
230 Jupiter Island 833
229 Bradenton Beach 928
228 Anna Maria 1,021
227 Golden Beach 1,025
226 Medley 1,083
225 Indian Shores 1,184
224 Mexico Beach 1,212
223 Bronson 1,267
222 Palm Beach Shores 1,357
221 Redington Beach 1,374
220 Baldwin 1,396
219 North Redington Beach 1,468
…
98 Seminole 19,272
97 Stuart 19,474
96 Cocoa 19,865
95 Panama City Beach 19,979
94 Naples 20,214
93 Punta Gorda 20,348
92 Sweetwater 21,086
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.