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Forest Grove, OR vs Longview, WA

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- Longview is 0% more densely populated than Forest Grove.
- People are 10.8% less likely to be married in Longview.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years older in Longview.
 Forest Grove, ORLongview, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,542329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.838.4
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 Population - 201021,372  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock34,660285,036,114
 Population - 199013,559  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now87.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,525.093.4
 Land Area5.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Forest Grove, ORLongview, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Forest Grove, ORLongview, WAUnited States
 White65.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Forest Grove, ORLongview, WAUnited States
 Married Population49.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married33.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households8,999  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,84780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,259  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%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 Longview    11 Reviews

Had to laugh at the reviews written by the liberal wackos from Portland. Longview is NOT Portland. If you want LGBTQ, defunded police, a weirdness factor of 15 on a  More

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I lived here since 2014. It started off bad, got worse with trumps crazy a**. If you manage all this, you might understand the "gold mine" Customer service is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

a town started as a white utopia, not much has changed! Racist, homophobic town! Mayor uses her religion in her job to discriminate against gays! Library budget cut  More

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