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Austin, TX vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- St. Petersburg is 0% more densely populated than Austin.
- People are 1.0% less likely to be married in St. Petersburg.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years older in St. Petersburg.
 Austin, TXSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock258,245329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.938.4
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 Population - 2010806,214  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock248,232285,036,114
 Population - 1990465,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now113.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.593.4
 Land Area320.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock76.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Austin, TXSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Austin, TXSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 White47.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.7%12.2%
 Asian8.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Austin, TXSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households404,121  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock59,05180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households197,945  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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