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- Peoria is 0% more densely populated than Vero Beach.
- People are 15.2% less likely to be married in Peoria.
- The Median Age is 17.4 years younger in Peoria.
 Vero Beach, FLPeoria, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock113,672329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.638.4
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 Population - 201015,207  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock112,936285,036,114
 Population - 199017,350  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,356.893.4
 Land Area11.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vero Beach, FLPeoria, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Vero Beach, FLPeoria, ILUnited States
 White81.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock26.7%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vero Beach, FLPeoria, ILUnited States
 Married Population49.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.4%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households7,608  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,85580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,879  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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