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Vero Beach, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Palm Bay is 0% more densely populated than Vero Beach.
- People are 0.8% less likely to be married in Palm Bay.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years younger in Palm Bay.
 Vero Beach, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock118,709329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201015,207  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock79,413285,036,114
 Population - 199017,350  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,213.793.4
 Land Area11.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vero Beach, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Vero Beach, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 White81.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vero Beach, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Married Population49.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households7,608  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,41680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,879  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 13 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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