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Bend, OR vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor is 0% more densely populated than Bend.
- People are 20.7% less likely to be married in Friday Harbor.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Friday Harbor.
 Bend, ORFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,587329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201076,658  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,989285,036,114
 Population - 199020,469  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now397.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,197.193.4
 Land Area33.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bend, ORFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Bend, ORFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 White84.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bend, ORFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Married Population53.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households40,158  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock59880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,996  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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