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Key West, FL vs Palm Beach, FL

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- Palm Beach is 0% more densely populated than Key West.
- People are 43.3% more likely to be married in Palm Beach.
- The Median Age is 26.4 years older in Palm Beach.
 Key West, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,175329,725,481
 Female Population47.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock70.638.4
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 Population - 201024,662  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,468285,036,114
 Population - 199024,832  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,401.293.4
 Land Area5.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Key West, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  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
 Key West, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 White58.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Key West, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population45.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.4%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households11,002  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,88780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock88.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,254  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock2.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.8%  Unlock10.8%
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 10 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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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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