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Media, PA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie is 0% more densely populated than Media.
- People are 17.6% less likely to be married in Poughkeepsie.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years younger in Poughkeepsie.
 Media, PAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,475329,725,481
 Female Population54.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 20105,432  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,871285,036,114
 Population - 19905,957  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-2.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,118.893.4
 Land Area0.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Media, PAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Media, PAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 White82.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.9%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Media, PAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.8%50.2%
 Never Married36.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households2,947  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,57880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,718  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Media    1 Reviews
Carolyn · Media, PA
Getting Around
Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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