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- Glens Falls is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 22.9% more likely to be married in Glens Falls.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years older in Glens Falls.
 Lancaster, PAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,784329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201059,277  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,354285,036,114
 Population - 199055,551  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,839.093.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, PAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, PAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 White38.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, PAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population36.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.2%50.2%
 Never Married50.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households21,266  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,895  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 15 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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