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Panama City Beach, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Panama City Beach.
- People are 21.3% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Sarasota.
 Panama City Beach, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201011,611  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 19904,051  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now204.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area19.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Panama City Beach, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Panama City Beach, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 White76.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Panama City Beach, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population53.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households7,801  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,807  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 6 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 12 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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