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Lake City, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda is 0% more densely populated than Lake City.
- People are 60.7% more likely to be married in Punta Gorda.
- The Median Age is 29.3 years older in Punta Gorda.
 Lake City, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,230329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock65.238.4
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 Population - 201011,898  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,344285,036,114
 Population - 199010,005  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,239.193.4
 Land Area11.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake City, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock24.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake City, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 White54.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake City, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.8%50.2%
 Never Married34.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households4,813  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,33880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock77.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,292  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 16 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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