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Panama City, FL vs Troy, AL

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- Troy is 0% more densely populated than Panama City.
- People are 34.5% less likely to be married in Troy.
- The Median Age is 14.2 years younger in Troy.
 Panama City, FLTroy, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,765329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2538.4
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 Population - 201034,695  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,935285,036,114
 Population - 199034,378  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock629.693.4
 Land Area35.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Panama City, FLTroy, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock17.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Panama City, FLTroy, ALUnited States
 White62.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock38.9%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Panama City, FLTroy, ALUnited States
 Married Population42.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock72.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households14,667  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,85280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,308  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.0%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 Troy    11 Reviews

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

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Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

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