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Wahiawa, HI vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage is 0% more densely populated than Wahiawa.
- People are 4.0% more likely to be married in Anchorage.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years younger in Anchorage.
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 Wahiawa, HIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Population17,357292,545329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%48.9%50.5%
 Male Population50.0%51.2%49.5%
 Median Age42.334.338.4
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 Population - 201017,208293,760309,327,143
 Population - 200016,151260,283285,036,114
 Population - 199017,386226,338251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now5.6%10.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%26.8%30.8%
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 Population Density8,356.8171.493.4
 Land Area2.11,706.43,531,905.4
 Water Area0.3237.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wahiawa, HIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%6.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.4%7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%6.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.2%3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%3.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.8%5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%17.0%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.1%13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%12.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 598.3%6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%6.0%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.2%7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%2.9%4.5%
 Age 85 and over4.8%0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Wahiawa, HIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 White10.4%56.1%59.4%
 Black2.2%5.2%12.2%
 Asian42.5%9.5%5.6%
 Native American0.0%6.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander11.0%2.9%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races20.1%9.4%3.2%
 Hispanic13.7%9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wahiawa, HIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Married Population48.8%50.8%49.8%
     Currently Married46.6%48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%1.9%1.8%
 Single Population51.2%49.2%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%33.6%33.8%
 Divorced9.5%12.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%3.6%5.6%
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 Household Size2.852.682.60
 Households6,037106,695124,010,992
 Family Households4,28969,00380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.2%35.7%30.5%
     Married couple, no children41.9%39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,74837,69243,255,233
     Single householder, w/children19.8%15.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%8.5%10.8%

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Reviews for Wahiawa    2 Reviews

Hi, I lived in Wahiawa for almost 4 years. Wahiawa is a really dirty, rundown, ghetto area. The homeless literally line the streets everywhere you go. There's high crime  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wahiawa is a slow old-timey town in Hawaii, and is fairly close to the North Shore (where surfing is pretty great). Although crime has risen over the years in this small  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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