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- Miami is 0% more densely populated than Washington.
- People are 25.0% more likely to be married in Miami.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years older in Miami.
 Washington, DCMiami, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock440,807329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 2010605,282  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock362,470285,036,114
 Population - 1990606,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,246.093.4
 Land Area61.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Washington, DCMiami, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Washington, DCMiami, FLUnited States
 White36.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.6%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock72.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Washington, DCMiami, FLUnited States
 Married Population32.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.3%50.2%
 Never Married55.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households310,104  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,10680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households178,908  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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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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