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Wellington, FL vs Plantation, FL

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- Plantation is 0% more densely populated than Wellington.
- People are 16.4% less likely to be married in Plantation.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Plantation.
 Wellington, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,212329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 201056,831  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,934285,036,114
 Population - 199020,670  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now216.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,256.593.4
 Land Area45.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wellington, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Wellington, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 White55.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian3.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wellington, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 Married Population58.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.2%50.2%
 Never Married27.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households20,805  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock23,12380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,528  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 15 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 15 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  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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