Moving to Mexico Beach, Florida

Population: 1,017. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,192 (+17.2% change)
Males: 502 (49.4%), Females: 515 (50.6%)

Bay County

Zip code: 32410

Demographics

Median resident age: 54.3 years
Median household income: $31,950
Median house value: $121,100

Population by Race

Races in Mexico Beach:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
• Hispanic (1.8%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)
• Black (1.3%)
• American Indian (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (22.8%), German (19.0%), Irish (15.3%), English (14.2%), French (5.9%), Scottish (5.1%).

Elevation: 13 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mexico Beach

• High school or higher: 84.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mexico Beach city

• Never married: 11.0%
• Now married: 63.7%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 10.3%
• Divorced: 14.0%

3.4% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mexico Beach:

• GULF PINES HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PORT SAINT JOE, FL)
• BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL)
• GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mexico Beach:

• PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 26 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PFN)
• TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 80 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Abbreviation: TLH)
• HURLBURT FIELD (about 95 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; Abbreviation: HRT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mexico Beach:

• COSTIN (about 16 miles; PORT ST JOE, FL; Abbreviation: A51)
• APALACHICOLA MUNI (about 32 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL; Abbreviation: AAF)
• ST GEORGE ISLAND (about 41 miles; APALACHICOLA, FL; Abbreviation: F47)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mexico Beach:

• GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
• OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
• TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
• FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
• FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
• GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 90 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
• PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 129 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)