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Mahwah, NJ vs Ramsey, NJ

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- Ramsey is 0% more densely populated than Mahwah.
- People are 17.6% more likely to be married in Ramsey.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years younger in Ramsey.
 Mahwah, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,801329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.138.4
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 Population - 201025,912  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,351285,036,114
 Population - 199017,905  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,689.693.4
 Land Area25.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mahwah, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Mahwah, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 White70.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian12.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mahwah, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Married Population51.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.3%50.2%
 Never Married35.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.782.60
 Households9,430  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,97580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,276  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mahwah    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and raise kids. Very family oriented and safe. Schools are great. Close proximity to everything. Only drawback is cost of housing and  More

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Reviews for Ramsey    4 Reviews

Upside: Ramsey is a great town in Bergen County with so much to offer. Schools are good and there is a pretty, compact shopping district. It is less congested than towns  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ramsey has been a great place to have our children grow up in, very low crime rate, top education & close to everything one might  More

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Live here since 1983; brought up my kids here. Want to leave because the it's just too expensive to maintain a decent lifestyle here. My kids don't want to stay either.  More

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