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Anchorage, AK vs Aberdeen, SD

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- Aberdeen is 0% more densely populated than Anchorage.
- People are 12.3% less likely to be married in Aberdeen.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Aberdeen.
 Anchorage, AKAberdeen, SDUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,500329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 2010293,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,658285,036,114
 Population - 1990226,338  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,777.393.4
 Land Area1,706.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Anchorage, AKAberdeen, SDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Anchorage, AKAberdeen, SDUnited States
 White56.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian9.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.9%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Anchorage, AKAberdeen, SDUnited States
 Married Population50.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.5%50.2%
 Never Married33.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households106,695  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,38980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households37,692  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Aberdeen    2 Reviews

I would like to here from someone that lives in aberdeen south dakota. We would like to relocate there. We live in the state of ohio,city is ravenna. We have kids. They  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to this town about two years ago. I could say a lot about the ups and downs of Aberdeen. Of the Good, its a very safe laid back community, almost too laid back.   More

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