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Melrose, MA vs Peabody, MA

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- Peabody is 0% more densely populated than Melrose.
- People are 10.1% less likely to be married in Peabody.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in Peabody.
 Melrose, MAPeabody, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,200329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.538.4
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 Population - 201027,041  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,129285,036,114
 Population - 199028,150  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,340.593.4
 Land Area4.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Melrose, MAPeabody, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Melrose, MAPeabody, MAUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian8.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Melrose, MAPeabody, MAUnited States
 Married Population57.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households11,996  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,30480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,191  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Roy · Framingham, MA
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Melrose is located a mere 7 miles from Boston and is only one of four cities in MA without a major road traversing, there are three commuter rail stops. It's filled  More

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