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Chester, VA vs Sayreville, NJ

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- Sayreville is 0% more densely populated than Chester.
- People are 0.0% less likely to be married in Sayreville.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years older in Sayreville.
 Chester, VASayreville, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock45,062329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 201019,918  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock40,377285,036,114
 Population - 199014,986  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now56.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,846.693.4
 Land Area13.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chester, VASayreville, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Chester, VASayreville, NJUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.5%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chester, VASayreville, NJUnited States
 Married Population53.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households8,544  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,65080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,344  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Sayreville    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Years ago, Sayreville was a large town full of people who worked at DuPont, Hercules and National Lead. At the time, there was very little crime, and not much to do, as  More

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Over 19 years ago

I find Central NJ WAY too expensive. I am considering relocating to NC. Any  More

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