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Lake Wales, FL vs Coral Gables, FL

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- Coral Gables is 0% more densely populated than Lake Wales.
- People are 0.4% less likely to be married in Coral Gables.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Coral Gables.
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock49,269329,725,481
 Female Population55.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 201014,169  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock42,249285,036,114
 Population - 19909,670  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,811.393.4
 Land Area18.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock24.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 White49.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.4%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock57.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Wales, FLCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Married Population49.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.2%50.2%
 Never Married29.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households6,646  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,455  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake Wales    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Lake Wales, Florida for almost 8 years. Most of the people are very nice, but it can be very difficult to find a decent job there. The weather is pretty  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lake Wales, Fl has great weather year round. Although summers can be quite hot, most of the year is very enjoyable and  More

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Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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