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St. Petersburg, FL vs Palm Beach, FL

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- Palm Beach is 0% more densely populated than St. Petersburg.
- People are 50.6% more likely to be married in Palm Beach.
- The Median Age is 27.7 years older in Palm Beach.
 St. Petersburg, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,175329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock70.638.4
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 Population - 2010245,220  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,468285,036,114
 Population - 1990238,629  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,401.293.4
 Land Area61.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 St. Petersburg, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock23.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock12.6%1.9%
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 Race
 St. Petersburg, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian3.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 St. Petersburg, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.4%50.2%
 Never Married36.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.712.60
 Households111,860  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,88780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock88.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households52,809  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock2.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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Reviews for Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 17 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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