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Daytona Beach, FL vs Cocoa, FL

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- Cocoa is 0% more densely populated than Daytona Beach.
- People are 15.7% more likely to be married in Cocoa.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in Cocoa.
 Daytona Beach, FLCocoa, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,891329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 201061,626  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,412285,036,114
 Population - 199061,921  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,416.293.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Daytona Beach, FLCocoa, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Daytona Beach, FLCocoa, FLUnited States
 White51.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock28.6%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Daytona Beach, FLCocoa, FLUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married41.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households30,974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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Reviews for Cocoa    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Cocoa benefits = super low property taxes, very little hurricane damage in last 40 years, grow anything (we grow 40% of what we eat in a regular neighborhood lot) 17  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have lived in cocoa FL for 7yrs and rockledge before cocoa for 20yrs,we now live in cocoa,it's a very dirty town has nothing to offer,the crime yet unreported  More

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Over 17 years ago

A great place to  More

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