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Chatham, NY vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Pittsfield is 0% more densely populated than Chatham.
- People are 27.3% less likely to be married in Pittsfield.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Pittsfield.
 Chatham, NYPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Population4,07943,890329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%51.6%50.5%
 Male Population49.3%48.5%49.5%
 Median Age49.944.638.4
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 Population - 20104,13044,716309,327,143
 Population - 20004,24945,793285,036,114
 Population - 19904,41348,622251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-10.1%-8.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-13.5%-14.0%30.8%
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 Population Density76.61,084.693.4
 Land Area53.240.53,531,905.4
 Water Area0.32.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chatham, NYPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%4.6%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.5%4.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%5.3%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.6%3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%3.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 242.9%4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.4%13.3%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4410.6%11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%12.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 597.6%8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%8.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7419.1%11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%5.9%4.5%
 Age 85 and over0.9%2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Chatham, NYPittsfield, MAUnited States
 White86.7%80.7%59.4%
 Black4.8%4.8%12.2%
 Asian0.1%1.3%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.7%0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.9%5.0%3.2%
 Hispanic1.5%7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chatham, NYPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Married Population60.4%43.9%49.8%
     Currently Married57.1%42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.3%1.8%1.8%
 Single Population39.6%56.1%50.2%
 Never Married24.1%37.2%33.8%
 Divorced11.2%12.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%6.1%5.6%
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 Household Size2.442.222.60
 Households1,67419,290124,010,992
 Family Households1,14010,81380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%20.4%30.5%
     Married couple, no children55.7%48.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households5348,47743,255,233
     Single householder, w/children14.0%20.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.6%10.5%10.8%
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I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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