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Fort Pierce, FL vs Key West, FL

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- Key West is 0% more densely populated than Fort Pierce.
- People are 23.4% more likely to be married in Key West.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in Key West.
 Fort Pierce, FLKey West, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,776329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.238.4
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 Population - 201042,070  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,478285,036,114
 Population - 199036,830  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,790.093.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Pierce, FLKey West, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Pierce, FLKey West, FLUnited States
 White30.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Pierce, FLKey West, FLUnited States
 Married Population36.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.9%50.2%
 Never Married39.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households17,547  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,74880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock55.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,382  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 18 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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Reviews for Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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