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Fort Myers Shores, FL vs Gateway, FL

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- Gateway is 0% more densely populated than Fort Myers Shores.
- People are 44.3% more likely to be married in Gateway.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years younger in Gateway.
 Fort Myers Shores, FLGateway, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,772329,725,481
 Female Population44.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 20105,341  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,943285,036,114
 Population - 19905,460  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock298.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,918.493.4
 Land Area2.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Myers Shores, FLGateway, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Myers Shores, FLGateway, FLUnited States
 White73.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.1%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Myers Shores, FLGateway, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married36.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.882.60
 Households2,085  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,53780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households785  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.8%  Unlock10.8%
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