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Jamestown, NY vs Fairport, NY

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- Fairport is 0% more densely populated than Jamestown.
- People are 54.0% more likely to be married in Fairport.
- The Median Age is 11.4 years older in Fairport.
 Jamestown, NYFairport, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,452329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.238.4
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 Population - 201031,079  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,740285,036,114
 Population - 199034,681  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,450.693.4
 Land Area8.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jamestown, NYFairport, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Jamestown, NYFairport, NYUnited States
 White82.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jamestown, NYFairport, NYUnited States
 Married Population36.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.0%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households12,313  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,58880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,939  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Fairport    4 Reviews

Grew up here and love the area. People are friendly and lots to do in what used to be a sleepy little village. Still, Canal Days, Saturday morning Farmer's Market, HS  More

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I have lived in the Fairport area for nearly two years now and I can say that the cost of living varies greatly. I have little experience with real estate, but have  More

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In Fairport there is always something planned - lots of parades (sometimes I think they come up with any old reason for a parade), concerts in the park, Canal Days -  More

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