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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie is 0% more densely populated than Fort Lauderdale.
- People are 15.3% less likely to be married in Poughkeepsie.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Poughkeepsie.
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,475329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 2010166,374  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,871285,036,114
 Population - 1990149,377  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,118.893.4
 Land Area34.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%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  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 White46.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.9%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households78,652  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,57880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,443  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews
Danny · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here's how to win/live the South Florida life
Over 6 years ago

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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JW · Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Diverse city with good and bad points
Over 9 years ago

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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Katie · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Do NOT move here!
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 Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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