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Glens Falls, NY vs Portland, OR

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Glens Falls.
- People are 5.4% less likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years older in Portland.
 Glens Falls, NYPortland, ORUnited States
 Population14,784647,176329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%50.3%50.5%
 Male Population50.2%49.7%49.5%
 Median Age36.637.938.4
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 Population - 201014,691585,476309,327,143
 Population - 200014,354529,121285,036,114
 Population - 199015,023437,319251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-1.3%24.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.7%50.2%30.8%
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 Population Density3,839.04,850.693.4
 Land Area3.9133.43,531,905.4
 Water Area0.111.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Glens Falls, NYPortland, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%4.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.5%4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%4.8%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.7%2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%3.0%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.6%4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%19.5%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.8%17.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%13.6%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.6%5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%5.5%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.7%8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%3.3%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.9%1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Glens Falls, NYPortland, ORUnited States
 White90.5%68.8%59.4%
 Black1.7%5.5%12.2%
 Asian0.5%8.4%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.5%0.2%
 Other0.0%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%5.5%3.2%
 Hispanic4.0%10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Glens Falls, NYPortland, ORUnited States
 Married Population44.8%42.4%49.8%
     Currently Married41.0%41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%1.3%1.8%
 Single Population55.2%57.6%50.2%
 Never Married35.9%41.6%33.8%
 Divorced15.8%12.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%3.6%5.6%
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 Household Size2.182.262.60
 Households6,674279,797124,010,992
 Family Households3,596139,39080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.0%31.6%30.5%
     Married couple, no children41.0%44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,078140,40743,255,233
     Single householder, w/children22.2%14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.8%10.1%10.8%
Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 13 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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