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Sarasota, FL vs Panama City Beach, FL

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- Panama City Beach is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 27.1% more likely to be married in Panama City Beach.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years younger in Panama City Beach.
 Sarasota, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,882329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,671285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock60.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock926.593.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,99480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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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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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