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Houston, TX vs Brookings, OR

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- Brookings is 0% more densely populated than Houston.
- People are 30.6% more likely to be married in Brookings.
- The Median Age is 20.8 years older in Brookings.
 Houston, TXBrookings, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,706329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.538.4
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 Population - 20102,097,647  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,447285,036,114
 Population - 19901,630,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,617.593.4
 Land Area637.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Houston, TXBrookings, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Houston, TXBrookings, ORUnited States
 White24.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian6.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Houston, TXBrookings, ORUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.3%50.2%
 Never Married41.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households878,906  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,12280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households352,300  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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