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West Lafayette, IN vs Miami, FL

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- Miami is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 92.7% more likely to be married in Miami.
- The Median Age is 18.4 years older in Miami.
 West Lafayette, INMiami, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock440,807329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock362,470285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,246.093.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INMiami, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INMiami, FLUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.6%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock72.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INMiami, FLUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.3%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,10680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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