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    PEOPLE COMPARISON HIGHLIGHTS
    Seattle is 67% more densely populated than Detroit.
    People are 35.6% less likely to be married in Detroit.
    The Median Age is 0.9 years older in Seattle.
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    PEOPLE
     Seattle, WADetroit, MIUnited States
     Population684,451677,116321,418,820
     Population - 2010595,240759,340308,745,538
     Population - 2000563,374951,270285,036,114
     Population - 1990516,2591,027,974251,960,433
     Pop. 1990 to Now32.58%-34.13%27.57%
     Pop. 2000 to Now21.49%-28.82%12.76%
     Pop. Density8,1644,88091
     Land Area841393,531,905
     Water Area594264,837
     Median Age3635.137.4
     Female Population50.03%52.61%50.81%
     Male Population49.97%47.39%49.19%
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     EST. TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE
     Seattle, WADetroit, MIUnited States
     Age 0 to 45.27%7.05%6.36%
     Age 5 to 94.46%6.73%6.51%
     Age 10 to 143.72%7.17%6.59%
     Age 15 to 172.04%4.62%4.03%
     Age 18 to 204.23%5.44%4.35%
     Age 21 to 247.08%6.48%5.61%
     Age 25 to 3421.49%12.40%13.47%
     Age 35 to 4416.04%12.40%12.97%
     Age 45 to 5412.70%13.33%14.09%
     Age 55 to 596.06%6.64%6.57%
     Age 60 to 645.58%5.68%5.72%
     Age 65 to 746.31%6.61%7.64%
     Age 75 to 843.14%3.75%4.26%
     Age 85 and over1.90%1.71%1.85%
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     RACE
     Seattle, WADetroit, MIUnited States
     White66.21%8.69%62.77%
     Black7.19%80.67%12.24%
     Asian14.16%1.21%4.95%
     Native American0.55%0.28%0.66%
     Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.46%0.01%0.16%
     Other0.16%0.12%0.20%
     Two or More Races4.92%1.71%2.13%
     Hispanic6.36%7.32%16.90%
     Non-Hispanic93.64%92.68%83.10%
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     FAMILY
     Seattle, WADetroit, MIUnited States
     Households290,822254,197116,211,000
     Family Households129,769145,36576,958,100
     Non Family Households161,053108,83239,253,000
     Household Size2.112.692.63
     Married Population41.58%26.79%50.58%
     Single Population58.42%73.21%49.42%
     Now Married40.21%23.11%48.41%
     Married but Separated1.37%3.68%2.17%
     Never Married43.79%53.69%32.55%
     Widowed4.04%7.49%5.95%
     Divorced10.59%12.03%10.92%
     Married, w/children32.59%16.10%31.68%
     Married, no children46.02%20.84%41.44%
     Single, w/children12.00%39.00%16.94%
     Single, no children9.39%24.06%9.95%

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     COMMENTS
    Comments about Seattle

    re: moving from Austin TX to Seattle WA - 9/11/201: Hi I am Canadian ( visited Seattle few times back in 2007/2008) and lived in Seattle's twin city across the border, Vancouver. From what you said about Seattle... (read more)

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    Feels like a ghost town...: When I first arrived in Detroit a few months ago, entering northbound from 75, I felt as if I was in some post apocalypse city. Driving through the streets was so... (read more)

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