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Palm Bay, FL vs Crystal River, FL

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- Crystal River is 0% more densely populated than Palm Bay.
- People are 6.0% more likely to be married in Crystal River.
- The Median Age is 20.3 years older in Crystal River.
 Palm Bay, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,291329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock61.238.4
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 Population - 2010104,143  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,485285,036,114
 Population - 199062,632  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock439.793.4
 Land Area97.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Bay, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock13.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Bay, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 White57.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.7%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Bay, FLCrystal River, FLUnited States
 Married Population48.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households41,900  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock89580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock72.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,484  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.4%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 Crystal River    2 Reviews

I really wish we'd moved elsewhere. Crystal River is great for outdoorsy retirees but we're having a really hard time finding satisfactory educational quality for our  More

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Over 18 years ago

what an amazing place they call this area the nature coast of florida and it doen't dissappoint. if you enjoy anything outdoors this area has it to  More

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