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Panama City, FL vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Panama City.
- People are 4.5% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 9.6 years younger in Merced.
 Panama City, FLMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201034,695  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 199034,378  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area35.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Panama City, FLMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Panama City, FLMerced, CAUnited States
 White62.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Panama City, FLMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households14,667  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,308  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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