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Palo Alto, CA vs Tampa, FL

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- Tampa is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 28.9% less likely to be married in Tampa.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years younger in Tampa.
 Palo Alto, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock380,476329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock303,447285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,337.493.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock61.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CATampa, FLUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock26.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock82,96880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews
Mercedes · Carrollwood, FL
Tampa is Boring
Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Michele · University, FL
Nice
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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laura · Tampa, FL
I love Tampa. Why are Miami reviews counting for T
Over 3 years ago

This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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