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Forest Grove, OR vs Anderson, SC

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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than Forest Grove.
- People are 23.3% less likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Anderson.
 Forest Grove, ORAnderson, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,796329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201021,372  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,514285,036,114
 Population - 199013,559  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now87.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,984.093.4
 Land Area5.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Forest Grove, ORAnderson, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Forest Grove, ORAnderson, SCUnited States
 White65.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.0%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Forest Grove, ORAnderson, SCUnited States
 Married Population49.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married33.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households8,999  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,61880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,259  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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