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Cedar Falls, IA vs Jacksonville, FL

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- Jacksonville is 0% more densely populated than Cedar Falls.
- People are 1.8% more likely to be married in Jacksonville.
- The Median Age is 8.2 years older in Jacksonville.
 Cedar Falls, IAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock937,690329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.238.4
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 Population - 201039,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock735,617285,036,114
 Population - 199034,298  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock25.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,254.093.4
 Land Area28.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock126.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cedar Falls, IAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Cedar Falls, IAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 White89.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.3%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cedar Falls, IAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Married Population43.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.5%50.2%
 Never Married46.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households15,254  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock222,30880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,002  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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