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Sanibel, FL vs Palm Beach, FL

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- Palm Beach is 0% more densely populated than Sanibel.
- People are 16.3% less likely to be married in Palm Beach.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Palm Beach.
 Sanibel, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,175329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock70.638.4
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 Population - 20106,486  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,468285,036,114
 Population - 19905,468  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now35.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,401.293.4
 Land Area16.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sanibel, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 343.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6412.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock23.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8419.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock12.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sanibel, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 White96.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sanibel, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population77.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.4%50.2%
 Never Married7.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households3,471  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,88780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children2.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock88.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,065  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock2.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sanibel    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

You air quality and some of your others stats must be based on a "Palm Beach County" unless ocean breezes on Palm Beach city qualify as "bad  More

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