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Longview, TX vs Gainesville, TX

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Highlights
- Gainesville is 0% more densely populated than Longview.
- People are 8.1% more likely to be married in Gainesville.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Gainesville.
 Longview, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,146329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201080,559  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,538285,036,114
 Population - 199070,311  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock888.393.4
 Land Area55.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Longview, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Longview, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 White52.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.2%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock32.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Longview, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.7%50.2%
 Never Married35.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households31,730  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,39180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,678  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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