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Crystal River, FL vs Lake City, FL

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Highlights
- Lake City is 0% more densely populated than Crystal River.
- People are 21.3% less likely to be married in Lake City.
- The Median Age is 25.3 years younger in Lake City.
 Crystal River, FLLake City, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,325329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 20103,094  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,980285,036,114
 Population - 19904,044  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-20.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,040.393.4
 Land Area7.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Crystal River, FLLake City, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8416.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Crystal River, FLLake City, FLUnited States
 White82.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock31.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Crystal River, FLLake City, FLUnited States
 Married Population51.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.4%50.2%
 Never Married22.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.8%10.8%
 Widowed12.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households1,561  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,52180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children9.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households666  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Crystal River    2 Reviews

I really wish we'd moved elsewhere. Crystal River is great for outdoorsy retirees but we're having a really hard time finding satisfactory educational quality for our  More

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Over 18 years ago

what an amazing place they call this area the nature coast of florida and it doen't dissappoint. if you enjoy anything outdoors this area has it to  More

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Reviews for Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 16 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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