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Medford, MA vs Harvard, MA

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- Harvard is 0% more densely populated than Medford.
- People are 34.5% more likely to be married in Harvard.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Harvard.
 Medford, MAHarvard, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,829329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.538.4
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 Population - 201056,401  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,981285,036,114
 Population - 199057,407  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock258.393.4
 Land Area8.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Medford, MAHarvard, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Medford, MAHarvard, MAUnited States
 White68.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.0%12.2%
 Asian10.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Medford, MAHarvard, MAUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.072.60
 Households24,765  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,53280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,055  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Pattie · Medford, MA
Still Affordable
Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Pattie · Medford, MA
Medford MA
Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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