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Palm Bay, FL vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville is 0% more densely populated than Palm Bay.
- People are 16.9% less likely to be married in Asheville.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Asheville.
 Palm Bay, FLAsheville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,272329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 2010104,143  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock68,889285,036,114
 Population - 199062,632  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,046.793.4
 Land Area97.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Bay, FLAsheville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Bay, FLAsheville, NCUnited States
 White57.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.9%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Bay, FLAsheville, NCUnited States
 Married Population48.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households41,900  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,484  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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