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Panama City, FL vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Panama City.
- People are 10.4% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Dothan.
 Panama City, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201034,695  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 199034,378  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area35.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Panama City, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Panama City, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 White62.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Panama City, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population42.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households14,667  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,308  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%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 Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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