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Leander, TX vs West Islip, NY

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- West Islip is 0% more densely populated than Leander.
- People are 11.6% less likely to be married in West Islip.
- The Median Age is 5.4 years older in West Islip.
 Leander, TXWest Islip, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,557329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 201027,701  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,907285,036,114
 Population - 19903,398  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,975.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,372.193.4
 Land Area36.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Leander, TXWest Islip, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Leander, TXWest Islip, NYUnited States
 White58.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian5.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Leander, TXWest Islip, NYUnited States
 Married Population64.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.1%50.2%
 Never Married24.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.162.60
 Households19,100  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,02480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,327  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for West Islip    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

It's a nice town full of middle-class to upper-class people. Mostly white though...wish it was more integrated.  More

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