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- Palm Beach is 0% more densely populated than Great Neck.
- People are 0.1% less likely to be married in Palm Beach.
- The Median Age is 37.7 years older in Palm Beach.
 Great Neck, NYPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,175329,725,481
 Female Population46.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock70.638.4
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 Population - 201010,086  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,468285,036,114
 Population - 19908,745  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,401.293.4
 Land Area1.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Great Neck, NYPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 411.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock23.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock12.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Great Neck, NYPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 White73.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian11.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Great Neck, NYPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population64.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.4%50.2%
 Never Married22.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households3,283  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,88780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock88.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households581  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock2.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Great Neck    3 Reviews

I basically grew up in Great Neck from ages 7 through 23. My thoughts are as follows. Yes you should be concerned about the quality of the water. My family spent plenty  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great School System and Park  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great community,terrific park system with pools,tennis courts and summer entertainment; 30 minutes to Manhattan by LIRR, universities and colleges within easy driving  More

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Reviews for Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

You air quality and some of your others stats must be based on a "Palm Beach County" unless ocean breezes on Palm Beach city qualify as "bad  More

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