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Birdsboro, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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- Lancaster is 0% more densely populated than Birdsboro.
- People are 38.4% less likely to be married in Lancaster.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Lancaster.
 Birdsboro, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock58,034329,725,481
 Female Population44.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.338.4
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 Population - 20105,128  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock56,348285,036,114
 Population - 19904,222  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now21.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock8,030.293.4
 Land Area1.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Birdsboro, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Birdsboro, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 White88.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock40.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Birdsboro, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Married Population59.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.5%50.2%
 Never Married24.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households2,209  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,37180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households765  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Birdsboro    3 Reviews

The first thing you will notice is the landfill and the oder that fills the valley when you enter Birdsboro from 422. Most of the housing and abandoned factories are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Birdsboro for 13 years. I absolutely love being near Lancaster County (amish country) and we go there often in good weather. The people here are  More

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Quiet,safe,isolated and near beautiful, quaint amish country. Unfavorable: Just a few hot summer weekends when the Park public pool attracts drinking/partying/low  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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