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Alexandria, VA vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Mechanicsburg is 0% more densely populated than Alexandria.
- People are 10.4% more likely to be married in Mechanicsburg.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years older in Mechanicsburg.
 Alexandria, VAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,310329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.138.4
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 Population - 2010140,737  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,042285,036,114
 Population - 1990111,183  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,863.193.4
 Land Area14.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alexandria, VAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Alexandria, VAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 White51.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alexandria, VAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Married Population45.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.9%50.2%
 Never Married40.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households74,224  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,49680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,708  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews
Samira · Wilmington, NC
Battle of the Port Cities
Over 7 years ago

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Ally · Ogden, UT
depends what part you live in
Over 8 years ago

Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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Neal · Alexandria, VA
Southwood Subdivinis in SE Fairfax County, Virgini
Over 10 years ago

The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews
Joyce · Mechanicsburg, PA
Disappointing
Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Mundane in Mechanicsburg
Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Attitude
Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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