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Madison, WI vs Jamestown, NY

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- Jamestown is 0% more densely populated than Madison.
- People are 4.2% less likely to be married in Jamestown.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Jamestown.
 Madison, WIJamestown, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,818329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 2010233,977  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,730285,036,114
 Population - 1990191,262  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now37.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,225.793.4
 Land Area78.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madison, WIJamestown, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Madison, WIJamestown, NYUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian8.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madison, WIJamestown, NYUnited States
 Married Population38.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.6%50.2%
 Never Married50.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households117,324  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households64,842  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
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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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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