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Macungie, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia is 0% more densely populated than Macungie.
- People are 23.1% less likely to be married in Philadelphia.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Philadelphia.
 Macungie, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Population3,2311,596,865329,725,481
 Female Population48.7%52.4%50.5%
 Male Population51.3%47.6%49.5%
 Median Age39.334.838.4
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 Population - 20103,0741,528,303309,327,143
 Population - 20003,0391,517,550285,036,114
 Population - 19902,5971,585,577251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now4.7%4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.6%-0.5%30.8%
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 Population Density3,266.911,896.293.4
 Land Area1.0134.23,531,905.4
 Water Area0.08.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Macungie, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.6%6.4%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.3%5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%6.2%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.7%3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%4.1%4.0%
 Age 21 to 248.9%5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%18.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 449.5%12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5423.2%11.3%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.1%5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%5.9%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.1%8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.5%3.9%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.6%1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Macungie, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 White74.1%33.8%59.4%
 Black1.3%39.6%12.2%
 Asian1.6%7.4%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.0%0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%3.2%3.2%
 Hispanic21.6%15.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Macungie, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Married Population45.0%34.6%49.8%
     Currently Married45.0%31.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%3.0%1.8%
 Single Population55.0%65.4%50.2%
 Never Married34.7%50.5%33.8%
 Divorced15.5%9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%5.7%5.6%
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 Household Size2.192.402.60
 Households1,476646,608124,010,992
 Family Households817347,85880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children51.3%21.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children32.1%30.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households659298,75043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children8.0%28.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%19.4%10.8%
Reviews for Macungie    2 Reviews

When I moved here in 1997, this was still a quite little place. In the ensuing 10 years, many people from New Jersey and New York have moved here to escape the high cost  More

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The area in and around Macungie is nice but farms that had been in place for one or two centuries are now ugly over priced homes and condo's. People from the N.J. and NY  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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