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- Boca Raton is 0% more densely populated than Fairfax.
- People are 12.5% less likely to be married in Boca Raton.
- The Median Age is 9.7 years older in Boca Raton.
 Fairfax, VABoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock95,347329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.438.4
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 Population - 201022,616  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock74,764285,036,114
 Population - 199019,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,294.193.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairfax, VABoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Fairfax, VABoca Raton, FLUnited States
 White54.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.4%12.2%
 Asian18.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fairfax, VABoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Married Population56.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.7%50.2%
 Never Married31.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households9,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,94080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 11 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 13 years ago

Health Care is  More

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