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Raleigh, NC vs Daytona Beach, FL

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- Daytona Beach is 0% more densely populated than Raleigh.
- People are 17.0% less likely to be married in Daytona Beach.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in Daytona Beach.
 Raleigh, NCDaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock71,041329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.438.4
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 Population - 2010406,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,112285,036,114
 Population - 1990207,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,082.193.4
 Land Area145.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Raleigh, NCDaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Raleigh, NCDaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 White52.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.3%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Raleigh, NCDaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households187,234  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,54380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households85,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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