COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panama City Beach vs Springfield
PLACE A
Panama City Beach, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Panama City Beach is 82% smaller than Springfield. Panama City Beach earns more, with a median household income $14,877 higher. Panama City Beach has grown faster since 2000 (51% vs -2%).
PANAMA CITY BEACHSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population20,375112,989−82% vs Springfield
Population density1,0551,844−789
Population growth50.6%-1.6%+52.2 pts
Median age45.441.0+4.4
Male50.4%48.3%+2.0 pts
Female49.6%51.7%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born10.4%4.9%+5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.1%69.3%+7.9 pts
Black5.4%19.1%−13.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.1%3.4%+6.8 pts
Asian1.8%3.0%−1.3 pts
Other5.5%5.2%+0.3 pts
Median household income$80,941$66,064+$14,877
Per capita income$52,188$42,670+$9,518
Poverty rate10.0%16.8%−6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%36.3%+1.7 pts
Graduate degree14.5%15.6%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation67.4%58.9%+8.5 pts
Median home value$441,300$162,100+$279,200
Median gross rent$1,791$975+$816
Owner-occupied59.2%64.3%−5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.9%11.1%+47.8 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%43.6%+12.7 pts
Average commute20.717.4+3.3
Worked from home13.2%14.5%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.3%−1.2 pts
Uninsured14.4%4.1%+10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025