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Portland, OR vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 4.8% less likely to be married in Fort Lauderdale.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Fort Lauderdale.
People
 Portland, ORFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Population647,176182,247329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%47.8%50.5%
 Male Population49.7%52.2%49.5%
 Median Age37.942.938.4
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 Population - 2010585,476166,374309,327,143
 Population - 2000529,121152,397285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319149,377251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now24.1%20.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%23.3%30.8%
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 Population Density4,850.65,269.493.4
 Land Area133.434.63,531,905.4
 Water Area11.61.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%5.1%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.9%4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%4.9%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.8%3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%2.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.6%4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%15.1%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4417.6%12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%14.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.5%7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%7.5%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.6%11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%5.2%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.5%2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 White68.8%46.0%59.4%
 Black5.5%29.8%12.2%
 Asian8.4%1.4%5.6%
 Native American0.6%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.5%0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%2.7%3.2%
 Hispanic10.3%19.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Married Population42.4%40.4%49.8%
     Currently Married41.1%38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%2.2%1.8%
 Single Population57.6%59.6%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%39.3%33.8%
 Divorced12.4%14.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%6.1%5.6%
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 Household Size2.262.282.60
 Households279,79778,652124,010,992
 Family Households139,39039,20980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%23.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children44.1%45.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,40739,44343,255,233
     Single householder, w/children14.3%17.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%14.6%10.8%

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
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33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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