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Lakeland, FL vs Estero, FL

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- Estero is 0% more densely populated than Lakeland.
- People are 57.1% more likely to be married in Estero.
- The Median Age is 24.5 years older in Estero.
 Lakeland, FLEstero, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,187329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock65.438.4
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 Population - 201097,660  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,503285,036,114
 Population - 199070,576  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock261.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now63.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,480.293.4
 Land Area66.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lakeland, FLEstero, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock27.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lakeland, FLEstero, FLUnited States
 White58.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lakeland, FLEstero, FLUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.0%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.092.60
 Households42,875  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,75280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock80.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,202  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock3.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 years ago

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

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Over 7 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 Estero    2 Reviews

Estero, FL is wonderful in every way. It is an upscale village sitting between SW Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, FL, and the posh city of Naples, FL.  More

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Over 19 years ago

A slice of paradise exists here in southwest Florida! Winters are warm with average highs in the 70s along with abundant sunshine. Morning lows average in the 50s.   More

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