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Middletown, CT vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Poughkeepsie is 0% more densely populated than Middletown.
- People are 13.5% less likely to be married in Poughkeepsie.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Poughkeepsie.
 Middletown, CTPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,475329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201047,659  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,871285,036,114
 Population - 199042,762  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,118.893.4
 Land Area41.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Middletown, CTPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Middletown, CTPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 White66.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.9%12.2%
 Asian5.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Middletown, CTPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Married Population39.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.8%50.2%
 Never Married42.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households20,089  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,57880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,558  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Middletown    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

To use the train system to commute from mid state to New York is challenging. This would be the biggest adjustment moving from the suburbs of New York City to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Middletown, CT is one of the few cities in Connecticut worth living in. With a low crime rate, relatively low cost of living and plenty of housing options, there is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice quiet town with low crime rate. Interesting small downtown area with variety of decent restaurants. Lacking in adult music, dancing etc., as much of  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

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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Over 12 years ago

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

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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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