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Merritt Island, FL vs Fort Pierce, FL

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- Fort Pierce is 0% more densely populated than Merritt Island.
- People are 34.0% less likely to be married in Fort Pierce.
- The Median Age is 11.1 years younger in Fort Pierce.
 Merritt Island, FLFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock46,409329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201034,205  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock37,516285,036,114
 Population - 199032,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,959.393.4
 Land Area17.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merritt Island, FLFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Merritt Island, FLFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 White82.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock43.0%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merritt Island, FLFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Married Population55.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.4%50.2%
 Never Married24.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households13,582  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,16580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,886  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews
Deborah · Merritt Island, FL
Generally pretty good
Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Bp · Merritt Island, FL
Florida livng
Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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sregan7 · Merritt Island, FL
ARCHITECTURE
Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews
George · Fort Pierce, FL
Beautiful Seaside Community
Over 9 years ago

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Terry · Fort Pierce, FL
Friday after Five
Over 18 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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angel · Fort Pierce, FL
Awful!
Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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