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Lakeland, FL vs Crystal River, FL

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- Crystal River is 0% more densely populated than Lakeland.
- People are 17.4% more likely to be married in Crystal River.
- The Median Age is 20.3 years older in Crystal River.
 Lakeland, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,291329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock61.238.4
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 Population - 201097,660  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,485285,036,114
 Population - 199070,576  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now63.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock439.793.4
 Land Area66.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lakeland, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock13.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lakeland, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 White58.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.7%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lakeland, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households42,875  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock89580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock72.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,202  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Crystal River    2 Reviews

I really wish we'd moved elsewhere. Crystal River is great for outdoorsy retirees but we're having a really hard time finding satisfactory educational quality for our  More

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Over 19 years ago

what an amazing place they call this area the nature coast of florida and it doen't dissappoint. if you enjoy anything outdoors this area has it to  More

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