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Marco Island, FL vs Vero Beach, FL

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- Vero Beach is 0% more densely populated than Marco Island.
- People are 35.0% less likely to be married in Vero Beach.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years younger in Vero Beach.
 Marco Island, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,254329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock5338.4
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 Population - 201016,453  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,705285,036,114
 Population - 19909,980  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now81.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,420.193.4
 Land Area12.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Marco Island, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 343.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8423.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Marco Island, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 White89.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Marco Island, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population75.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.9%50.2%
 Never Married8.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households8,131  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,72980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children9.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,395  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Marco Island    3 Reviews

We just purchased a home here from San Diego, Ca. Marco island is so refreshing! It is Clean, no trash, people care about their yards and community with impeccable  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here upon retirement and have been delighted with our new community. With canals crisscrossing the entire island, most homesites are on the water, and we enjoy  More

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I have been coming to Marco Island for the past couple of years to spend the 4th of July with my family in this beautiful city, but never again. From what we learned  More

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Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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