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Lancaster, PA vs Panama City, FL

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- Panama City is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 17.0% more likely to be married in Panama City.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years older in Panama City.
 Lancaster, PAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,521329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201059,277  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,417285,036,114
 Population - 199055,551  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock986.393.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, PAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, PAPanama City, FLUnited States
 White38.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.5%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, PAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Married Population36.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.3%50.2%
 Never Married50.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households21,266  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,35980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,895  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  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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