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Gainesville, FL vs Vero Beach, FL

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- Vero Beach is 0% more densely populated than Gainesville.
- People are 92.2% more likely to be married in Vero Beach.
- The Median Age is 26.2 years older in Vero Beach.
 Gainesville, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,254329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock5338.4
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 Population - 2010124,675  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,705285,036,114
 Population - 199084,770  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now59.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,420.193.4
 Land Area63.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gainesville, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2015.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Gainesville, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 White55.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian6.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gainesville, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population25.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.9%50.2%
 Never Married62.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households53,503  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,72980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,273  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 13 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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