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- Plantation is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 5.8% less likely to be married in Plantation.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Plantation.
 San Jose, CAPlantation, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,212329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,934285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,256.593.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CAPlantation, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CAPlantation, FLUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CAPlantation, FLUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.2%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock23,12380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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