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Bethesda, MD vs Rowlett, TX

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- Rowlett is 0% more densely populated than Bethesda.
- People are 1.2% more likely to be married in Rowlett.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Rowlett.
 Bethesda, MDRowlett, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,606329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.538.4
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 Population - 201058,537  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock44,503285,036,114
 Population - 199062,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock53.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,996.893.4
 Land Area13.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bethesda, MDRowlett, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Bethesda, MDRowlett, TXUnited States
 White70.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.6%12.2%
 Asian11.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bethesda, MDRowlett, TXUnited States
 Married Population60.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.3%50.2%
 Never Married26.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.992.60
 Households26,930  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,26880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,401  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Rowlett    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If your looking for a great quality of life, where your kids can play outside, where your neighbor's are friendly; Rowlett is the place!!!!!!! The Waterview community  More

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Over 19 years ago

If I am going to have to live in Dallas, which right now I do, I will continue to live in Rowlett. I love it here and wouldn't live anywhere else in Dallas. We moved  More

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