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Miami, FL vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Miami.
- People are 27.2% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in San Jose.
 Miami, FLSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 2010400,798  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 1990358,548  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area36.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Miami, FLSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Miami, FLSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White11.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  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  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Miami, FLSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households181,597  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households81,491  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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