Panama City, Florida
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Personal income
The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita incomePer capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $17,830. About 12.1% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
Industry
Major employers in the Bay CountyBay County, Florida
Bay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 163,505 . Its county seat is Panama City, Florida. The county is best known for its white sand beaches and crystal blue water, where large pods of dolphins swim year-round...
area include Gulf Power
Gulf Power
Gulf Power Company is a U.S. investor-owned electric utility with all of its common stock owned by Atlanta based Southern Company. Gulf Power Company is headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, and has a service territory that spans , through 10 counties and 71 towns in northwest Florida...
and Smurfit-Stone Container
Smurfit-Stone Container
Financial Information 200720062005Total Revenue 7,4207,1576,812Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation was a global paperboard and paper-based packaging company based in Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. It had approximately 21,000 employees...
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Real estate
In 2006, Panama City was named the best place to invest in real estate in the US by CNNCNN
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's Business 2.0
Business 2.0
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magazine.
Military
Tyndall Air Force BaseTyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall...
is located east of the city.
The HHT 1-153 CAV is stationed there, It is part of Florida Army National Guard's
Florida Army National Guard
The Florida Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
53rd Infantry Brigade
53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a modular infantry brigade of the Florida Army National Guard.-History:The 53rd Infantry Brigade is the largest National Guard unit in the state of Florida. The brigade was one of fifteen enhanced readiness brigades, designed and trained to support active...
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Rail
The Bay Line Railroad LLCBay Line Railroad
The Bay Line Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It operates between Panama City, Florida, and Dothan, Alabama, including a branch from Grimes to Abbeville, Alabama, reached via trackage rights on CSX's Dothan Subdivision between Dothan and Grimes...
has an 82 miles (132 km) rail line running north to Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County...
to a connection with CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern.
Air transportation
The city was served by the Panama City-Bay County International AirportPanama City-Bay County International Airport
Panama City-Bay County International Airport is a former public use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Panama City, in Bay County, Florida, United States. It was owned and operated by the Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District...
(PFN) until May 22, 2010. It was replaced by the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
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(ECP) with Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
and Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
. It became the first international airport designed and constructed since the September 11 attacks.
Notable people
- Robert E. "Bob" BartonRobert E. "Bob" BartonRobert Earl "Bob" Barton is the first Republican to have served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Bossier Parish. A former newspaper owner from Bossier City, Barton held the District 8 seat from 1996-2000. The position opened when the 16-year incumbent, Robert Roy Adley, ran for...
, former member of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesLouisiana State LegislatureThe Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
, graduated from Bay High School. - Blood RawBlood RawBruce Falson, better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American rapper from Panama City, Florida. He was also part of the rap-group U.S.D.A., before he left Corporate Thugz Entertainment in 2010....
, rapper with the group U.S.D.A and Young JeezyYoung JeezyJay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
. - Clint DanielsClint DanielsClint Allen Daniels is an American country music artist. Signed to Arista Nashville in 1998, Daniels released his self-titled debut album that year and charted two singles for Daniels on the Hot Country Songs charts. In 2003, Daniels signed to Epic Records, releasing a third single but no album...
, country music artist. - Clarence Earl GideonClarence Earl GideonClarence Earl Gideon was a poor drifter accused in a Florida state court of felony theft. His case resulted in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v...
, the plaintiff in Gideon v. WainwrightGideon v. WainwrightGideon v. Wainwright, , is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own...
. - Bill MazeroskiBill MazeroskiWilliam Stanley Mazeroski , nicknamed "Maz", is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
, baseball Hall of Fame member. - Robert Lee McKenzieRobert Lee McKenzieRobert Lee McKenzie was an entrepreneur, a real estate developer, a founder and first mayor of Panama City, Florida, and an instrumental figure in the early history of Bob Jones University.-Business and political career:...
, entrepreneur, real estate developer, first mayor of Panama City, and an important figure in the early history of Bob Jones UniversityBob Jones UniversityBob Jones University is a private, for-profit, non-denominational Protestant university in Greenville, South Carolina.The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. , an evangelist and contemporary of Billy Sunday...
. - Anwar StewartAnwar StewartAnwar Stewart, born February 9, 1976 in Panama City, Florida, is an award winning defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.After playing his college football at the University of Kentucky, Stewart joined the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL for the 2001 season, playing only one game.From 2002...
, Defensive Lineman, Montreal AlouettesMontreal AlouettesThe Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
of the Canadian Football League. - Ray WilsonRay Wilson (American football)Ray Wilson is a former defensive back in the National Football League. He split the 1994 NFL season between the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers.-References:...
, defensive back in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. - William Witherspoon, 1998 graduate of Rutherford High School, linebacker in the National Football League, for the Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams & Philadelphia Eagles.
- Barry KerchBarry KerchBarry Kerch is a professional musician who currently plays the drums in the hard rock band Shinedown. Along with lead vocalist Brent Smith, he is the only remaining original member of the band.-Personal life:...
, 1994 graduate of Rutherford High School, and current drummer of the Atlantic Records band ShinedownShinedownShinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith , Brad Stewart , Jasin Todd , and Barry Kerch . A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original...
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Media
- The News HeraldThe News Herald (Panama City)The News Herald is a daily newspaper serving the city of Panama City, Florida in the United States. It is located at 501 W. 11th St. in Panama City and is owned by Freedom Communications...
, newspaper - WMBBWMBBWMBB is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Florida Panhandle that is licensed Panama City. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter in Youngstown along the Bay and Calhoun County line. Owned by Hoak Media Corporation, the station has studios on...
, ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate on channel 13 - WJHGWJHG-TVWJHG-TV, channel 7 is the NBC affiliate for Panama City, Florida. Owned by Gray Television, its studios are located in Panama City Beach while its transmitter is located in Youngstown.-History:...
, NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate on channel 7 (The CW & My Network TV digital) - WPGXWPGXWPGX is the Fox Network-affiliated television station for the Florida Panhandle that is licensed Panama City. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter in the Bennett section of Youngstown. Owned by Raycom Media, the station has studios known as the "Fox...
, FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate on channel 28 - WFSG PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
affiliate on channel 56 (satellite of WFSU-TV, Tallahassee) - WYYXWYYXWYYX is a commercial radio station located in Panama City Beach, Florida that has its transmitter licensed for Bonifay, Florida, broadcasting to the Panama City, Florida area on 97.7 FM. WYYX airs a modern rock music format. It is known as "Panama City's Rock Station."The station currently...
, 97X, Panama City's Rock Station - WBPCWBPCWBPC is an independently owned commercial radio station licensed to Ebro, Florida, with offices and studios located in Panama City Beach, Florida, broadcasting on 95.1 FM...
, Beach 95.1, Oldies - WILN, Island 106, CHRContemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
- WPAP-FMWPAP-FMThis article is about the radio station. For the software protocol see Web Proxy Autodiscovery ProtocolWPAP-FM is a commercial radio station located in Panama City, Florida, broadcasting on 92.5 FM. WPAP-FM airs a country music format.-External links:...
, countryCountryA country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously... - WFLF-FMWFLF-FMWFLF-FM, Fox Newsradio 94.5 WFLA, is a news/talk radio station broadcasting in Panama City, Florida. It was previously known as 94.5 The Fox under the calls WFBX, and played rock music. With a 100,000 watt signal, it is by far the most powerful talk radio station in the Panama City market...
, Fox News RadioFox News RadioFox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top... - WEBZWEBZWEBZ is a commercial radio station located in Mexico Beach, Florida . Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 99.3 MHz...
UrbanMainstream UrbanMainstream Urban is a term used to describe a radio format similar to an Urban Contemporary format. The format differentiates itself due to two factors: playlist composition and target demographic... - WPBHWPBHWPBH is a commercial Classic rock radio station located in Port St. Joe, Florida broadcasting in the Panama City area on 93.5 FM....
Rock 93.5 Classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the... - WFSYWFSYWFSY is a radio station which normally broadcasts an Adult Contemporary format but during the holidays, broadcasts Christmas music. Licensed to Panama City, Florida, USA, the station also serves the Dothan, AL market. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc...
adult contemporary - WYOOWYOOWYOO is a commercial radio station located in Springfield, Florida, broadcasting to the Panama City, Florida, area. WYOO airs talk radio programming.-History:...
, talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live... - WFSWWFSU-FMWFSU is the callsign for public radio stations operated by Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.WFSU also operates 3 radio stations that serve northern Florida:...
, public radio - WKGCWKGCWKGC and WKGC-FM are National Public Radio member radio stations in Panama City, Florida, USA. WKGC serves Northwest Florida with the area's first digital AM, FM, HD2 and HD3 signals.AM 1480: Jazz, "The Soundtrack of Your Life"...
, public radio - WASJWASJWASJ is a radio station broadcasting an Adult hits music format, under the Bob FM branding. Licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Double O Radio....
Bob FM 105.1 EverythingJack FMJACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be... - WDIZWDIZWDIZ is a radio station broadcasting a sports format provided from ESPN Radio. Licensed to Panama City, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
The Breeze 590AM, Adult Standards - Easy Listening - WRBA Arrow 95.9 Classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
- Panama City Beach TV - Public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV
Education
Panama City's public schools are operated by Bay District SchoolsBay District Schools
Bay District Schools is a school district headquartered in Panama City, Florida, United States.The district serves all of Bay County except for Mexico Beach, which is served by Gulf County Schools.-School uniforms:...
. Gulf Coast State College, formerly Gulf Coast Community College, is now a 4 year state college. Satellite campuses of Florida State University Panama City Campus
Florida State University Panama City
Florida State University, Panama City is located from the main campus in Tallahassee. Beginning in the early 1980s. Since that time the campus has grown to almost 1,500 students supported by 15 bachelor’s and 19 graduate degree programs...
and Troy University
Troy University
Troy University is a public university that is located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was originally founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689...
are located in the city. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University has a satellite campus on Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall...
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