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Punta Gorda, FL vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Punta Gorda.
- People are 23.0% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 28.6 years younger in Mesa.
 Punta Gorda, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201017,128  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199010,747  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now92.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area15.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Punta Gorda, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8419.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Punta Gorda, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 White89.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Punta Gorda, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population65.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married14.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed10.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households9,616  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children9.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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