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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Fort Lauderdale.
- People are 6.0% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years younger in New York.
 Fort Lauderdale, FLNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010166,374  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 1990149,377  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area34.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Lauderdale, FLNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Lauderdale, FLNew York, NYUnited States
 White46.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Lauderdale, FLNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married39.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households78,652  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,443  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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