Panama City (FL)

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1298

Global Rank

1.1

Power Score

Emerging Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
216K
GDP
$13B
GDP per capita
$59,054
Land area
1,357 km² (524 mi²)
Density
159/km² (411/mi²)

Primary city Panama City (FL)

State / province Florida

Language English

Panama City (FL) metro area

30.16, -85.66
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Top Companies

1 companies
1St. Joe Company
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $4B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
01002003004001990200020102020

One year
One year +3.1%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +59.1%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +89.7%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −41.7%
2007Q1 to 2012Q2

Languages of Panama City (FL)

English first in Florida; 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
English69.4%
Spanish22.6%
Haitian2.2%
Portuguese0.8%
French0.5%
English reach, Florida
93%
Tier 1 census

Florida on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

Panama City (FL) • 3 - International