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Mercer Island, WA vs Bigfork, MT

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- Bigfork is 0% more densely populated than Mercer Island.
- People are 16.4% less likely to be married in Bigfork.
- The Median Age is 9.2 years older in Bigfork.
 Mercer Island, WABigfork, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,683329,725,481
 Female Population52.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.738.4
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 Population - 201022,770  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,421285,036,114
 Population - 199020,816  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock272.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock149.893.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mercer Island, WABigfork, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock17.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Mercer Island, WABigfork, MTUnited States
 White66.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian21.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mercer Island, WABigfork, MTUnited States
 Married Population64.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.9%50.2%
 Never Married21.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households9,758  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,22080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,855  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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