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Panama City, FL vs Columbus, GA

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Panama City.
- People are 1.3% less likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Columbus.
 Panama City, FLColumbus, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock204,366329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.638.4
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 Population - 201034,695  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock184,652285,036,114
 Population - 199034,378  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock944.293.4
 Land Area35.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Panama City, FLColumbus, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Panama City, FLColumbus, GAUnited States
 White62.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.4%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Panama City, FLColumbus, GAUnited States
 Married Population42.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households14,667  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock47,21680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,308  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.9%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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