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Cape Coral, FL vs Riverview, FL

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- Riverview is 0% more densely populated than Cape Coral.
- People are 3.0% less likely to be married in Riverview.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years younger in Riverview.
 Cape Coral, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock98,928329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.538.4
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 Population - 2010154,736  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,035285,036,114
 Population - 199074,991  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock704.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now168.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,141.193.4
 Land Area105.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cape Coral, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Cape Coral, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 White68.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.1%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cape Coral, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 Married Population54.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married24.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.842.60
 Households74,387  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,01180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,100  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 11 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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Reviews for Riverview    5 Reviews

One of the few areas in the Tampa Bay region that there is abundant land, not for long, this place is seeing urban sprawl in the last 3 years like no other in America.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Riverview for 4 years now, and our neighborhood is about half empty, and has been as long as we've been here. Almost all the houses are rentals, which is  More

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Originally from Upstate NY, we moved to Riverview which I enjoyed being in newer developments. Convenient to everything, Siesta Key, Disney, Clearwater, Macdill AF.  More

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