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Bakersfield, CA vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City is 0% more densely populated than Bakersfield.
- People are 11.9% less likely to be married in Panama City.
- The Median Age is 7.9 years older in Panama City.
 Bakersfield, CAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,521329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 2010348,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,417285,036,114
 Population - 1990174,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock986.393.4
 Land Area149.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bakersfield, CAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Bakersfield, CAPanama City, FLUnited States
 White30.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.5%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bakersfield, CAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.3%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households123,334  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,35980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,122  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 4 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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