Panama City Beach Statistics

I was doing some digging and found some interesting stats on pcbeach.org.

• 27 miles of world famous white sandy beaches along the Gulf of Mexico
• 6 million tourists
• Direct tourist expenditures of $537 million
• $1.5 billion economic impact from tourism
• $163 million in accommodation sales
• $413 million in goods and services
• Over 14,000 local jobs
• 612,602 households within a 100 mile radius of Panama City Beach
• 14 miles to Panama City and 41 miles to Destin

Visitor Profile

• Overnight leisure travel is 77% of all traveler spending in Panama City Beach
• Panama City Beach travel parties include 3.11 persons; families account for the largestnumber of travelers
• The average length of stay is 4.1 nights
• 82% of isitors to the area arrive via automobile
• 74% of Panama City Beach visitors have visited the destination more than once

Awards for Panama City Beach

• #4 Most Popular Vacation Rental Destination - Hotels.com - 2004
• Top Beach - American Coastal Coalition - 2002
• #3 Golf Town un the US - Golf Digest Magazine - 2002
• Clean Beach Award - The Clean Beaches Council - 2002
• #3 Beach in America - The Surfrider Foundation - 2000
• Top Five "Best Beaches" - Southern Living - 2000
• #1 Beach - Dr. Beach (Stephen Letherman) - 1995

Top Markets for Panama City Beach Tourism

• Top Ten States: Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, Indiana,Illinois, Michigan
• Top Five Cities: Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, Louisville
• Top Market Segments: Leisure traveler, sports market, special events winter residents, and meetings and conventions