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Akron, OH vs East Orange, NJ

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- East Orange is 0% more densely populated than Akron.
- People are 11.7% less likely to be married in East Orange.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in East Orange.
 Akron, OHEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,918329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 2010198,949  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock69,824285,036,114
 Population - 1990223,019  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock17,545.393.4
 Land Area61.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Akron, OHEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Akron, OHEast Orange, NJUnited States
 White56.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock80.7%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Akron, OHEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Married Population35.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.4%50.2%
 Never Married44.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households83,538  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,45980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,677  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock34.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews
Ryan · Stow, OH
Glad to be home
Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Brian · North Canton, OH
Gross
Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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Chris · Akron, OH
Akron from the perpective of a 23 year-old
Over 7 years ago

My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews
Mike · Brooklyn, NY
Crime
Over 14 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Peter · Warren, NJ
Living in East Orange
Over 15 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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cindy · East Orange, NJ
leaving NJ
Over 19 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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