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Absecon, NJ vs Dover, DE

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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than Absecon.
- People are 35.2% less likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Dover.
 Absecon, NJDover, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,940329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 20108,500  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,135285,036,114
 Population - 19907,298  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,645.393.4
 Land Area5.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Absecon, NJDover, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Absecon, NJDover, DEUnited States
 White64.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.4%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Absecon, NJDover, DEUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.2%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households3,487  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,087  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Absecon    2 Reviews
Brendan · Absecon, NJ
Property Taxes and Housing Prices
Over 19 years ago

Property taxes in Atlantic County at totally out of control. The general tax rate for Absecon in 2005 was 3.694%. If you believe inflation is about 2.5% then your house  More

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william · Absecon, NJ
Taxes
Over 19 years ago

Our propertyt taxes are to  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews
RICHARD · Toms River, NJ
Small Wonder that Dover, Del. is Booming
Over 2 years ago

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Nayara · Tempe, AZ
Host Family Needed for HighSchool ExchangeStudents
Over 5 years ago

Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Gerri · Smyrna, DE
Crime
Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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