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Birch Bay, WA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego is 0% more densely populated than Birch Bay.
- People are 1.0% more likely to be married in Lake Oswego.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years younger in Lake Oswego.
 Birch Bay, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,390329,725,481
 Female Population46.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.938.4
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 Population - 20107,881  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,278285,036,114
 Population - 19902,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now254.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,748.193.4
 Land Area16.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Birch Bay, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Birch Bay, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 White79.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races10.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Birch Bay, WALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Married Population61.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.4%50.2%
 Never Married22.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households4,570  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,654  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moderate weather year round. If you can deal with five months of gray and drizzle its a good place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Birch Bay/Blaine,just might be the best kept secret in America. Never gets to hot, or cold. Small town next to the Canadian  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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