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Dover, DE vs Rockledge, FL

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- Rockledge is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 52.2% more likely to be married in Rockledge.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years older in Rockledge.
 Dover, DERockledge, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,466329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.238.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,170285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock40.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,264.593.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DERockledge, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DERockledge, FLUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.9%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DERockledge, FLUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,55580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Reviews for Rockledge    10 Reviews

My family and I are looking to move to Fl. Currently we are in a small quaint town in NJ. I have 2 small children one who is in Kindergarten. I am looking for a nice  More

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My family and I have lived in Rockledge for 7 years. Relative to many areas in Fl, ie Tampa, Miami, WPB, and others, that are over crowded and have substantial crime  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rockledge and Viera have tiny housing lots, but the land here is very cheap. Is strange that builders would not have had large lots for most developments. As a result,  More

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