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Gainesville, NY vs Alexander, NY

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- Alexander is 0% more densely populated than Gainesville.
- People are 27.7% more likely to be married in Alexander.
- The Median Age is 12.2 years younger in Alexander.
 Gainesville, NYAlexander, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,823329,725,481
 Female Population54.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3238.4
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 Population - 20102,165  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,451285,036,114
 Population - 19902,288  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock79.693.4
 Land Area35.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gainesville, NYAlexander, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1411.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Gainesville, NYAlexander, NYUnited States
 White94.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gainesville, NYAlexander, NYUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed10.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.972.60
 Households836  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock70080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households290  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
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