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Houston, TX vs Miami, FL

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- Miami is 0% more densely populated than Houston.
- People are 7.9% less likely to be married in Miami.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Miami.
 Houston, TXMiami, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock440,807329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 20102,097,647  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock362,470285,036,114
 Population - 19901,630,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,246.093.4
 Land Area637.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Houston, TXMiami, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Houston, TXMiami, FLUnited States
 White24.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.6%12.2%
 Asian6.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock72.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Houston, TXMiami, FLUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.3%50.2%
 Never Married41.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households878,906  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,10680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households352,300  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews
Jasmine · Yonkers, NY
Great City
Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Mary · Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Filthy extension of Honduras and Guatemala
Over 4 years ago

Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Na · San Antonio, TX
RIP OLD MIAMI, IN MY MEMORY
Over 4 years ago

Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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