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Jamestown, NY vs Madison, WI

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- Madison is 0% more densely populated than Jamestown.
- People are 4.4% more likely to be married in Madison.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Madison.
 Jamestown, NYMadison, WIUnited States
 Population  Unlock265,447329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.538.4
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 Population - 201031,079  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock208,054285,036,114
 Population - 199034,681  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,368.193.4
 Land Area8.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jamestown, NYMadison, WIUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Jamestown, NYMadison, WIUnited States
 White82.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.7%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jamestown, NYMadison, WIUnited States
 Married Population36.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.0%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.162.60
 Households12,313  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock52,48280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,939  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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