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Miami, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- Fort Lauderdale is 0% more densely populated than Miami.
- People are 0.9% less likely to be married in Fort Lauderdale.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years older in Fort Lauderdale.
 Miami, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock182,247329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.938.4
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 Population - 2010400,798  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock152,397285,036,114
 Population - 1990358,548  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,269.493.4
 Land Area36.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Miami, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Miami, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 White11.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock29.8%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Miami, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households181,597  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock39,20980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households81,491  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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