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Hays, KS vs Papillion, NE

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- Papillion is 0% more densely populated than Hays.
- People are 26.6% more likely to be married in Papillion.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years older in Papillion.
 Hays, KSPapillion, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,875329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201020,517  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,363285,036,114
 Population - 199017,767  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,418.093.4
 Land Area8.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hays, KSPapillion, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Hays, KSPapillion, NEUnited States
 White88.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hays, KSPapillion, NEUnited States
 Married Population46.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.7%50.2%
 Never Married39.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households8,613  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,52680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,910  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hays    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good school system 5. A good place to live and raise a family Cons: 1.  More

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Reviews for Papillion    6 Reviews

Papillion is a small suburb of Omaha and has low crime, reasonable schools, small town feel (unless you go north into the craziness of Omaha) and is growing by leaps and  More

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I have lived in Papillion Nebraska for twenty years. I live in an older part of town that is annexed and cannot speak to what goes on in the SIDs. I am going to try to  More

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I don't like to be negative. I've lived here for 4 years. At the risk of sounding dramatic (because this city really is), it's possibly the worst place in the great  More

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