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Dover, DE vs Alamogordo, NM

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- Alamogordo is 0% more densely populated than Dover.
- People are 33.8% more likely to be married in Alamogordo.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years older in Alamogordo.
 Dover, DEAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,201329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201035,890  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,582285,036,114
 Population - 199027,630  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,458.793.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dover, DEAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Dover, DEAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 White41.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock33.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dover, DEAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married46.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households14,982  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,03680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 11 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  More

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