COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panama City vs Springfield
PLACE A
Panama City, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Panama City is 67% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $3,799 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
PANAMA CITYSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population37,806112,989−67% vs Springfield
Population density1,0671,844−777
Population growth-9.7%-1.6%−8.1 pts
Median age39.541.0−1.5
Male47.3%48.3%−1.0 pts
Female52.7%51.7%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born10.0%4.9%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.8%69.3%−7.4 pts
Black20.1%19.1%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%3.4%+6.4 pts
Asian1.7%3.0%−1.4 pts
Other6.7%5.2%+1.5 pts
Median household income$62,265$66,064−$3,799
Per capita income$38,881$42,670−$3,789
Poverty rate17.6%16.8%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4920.495Even
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%36.3%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree10.0%15.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%6.8%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation63.2%58.9%+4.3 pts
Median home value$268,900$162,100+$106,800
Median gross rent$1,327$975+$352
Owner-occupied56.3%64.3%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%11.1%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households60.4%43.6%+16.8 pts
Average commute21.417.4+4.0
Worked from home10.9%14.5%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Uninsured17.8%4.1%+13.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025