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Oakland Park, FL vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert is 0% more densely populated than Oakland Park.
- People are 37.0% more likely to be married in Palm Desert.
- The Median Age is 16.5 years older in Palm Desert.
 Oakland Park, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock51,081329,725,481
 Female Population46.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock56.238.4
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 Population - 201041,403  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,155285,036,114
 Population - 199026,326  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,905.293.4
 Land Area7.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oakland Park, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock17.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Oakland Park, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 White35.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.7%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oakland Park, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Married Population38.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.4%50.2%
 Never Married43.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households17,462  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,69480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,214  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews
Dave · Oakland Park, FL
Diverse Oakland Park
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Alicia · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Quality of Life
Over 17 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews
Blake · Palm Desert, CA
Worst Place Ever
Over 5 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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M · Palm Desert, CA
A fading Gem because of Dem
Over 5 years ago

Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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JJ · Palm Desert, CA
Very unhealthy place to live!!
Over 10 years ago

I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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