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Needles, CA vs Belen, NM

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- Belen is 0% more densely populated than Needles.
- People are 33.1% less likely to be married in Belen.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Belen.
 Needles, CABelen, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,374329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 20104,835  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,901285,036,114
 Population - 19905,191  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock889.393.4
 Land Area30.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Needles, CABelen, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Needles, CABelen, NMUnited States
 White57.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock65.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Needles, CABelen, NMUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock24.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.722.60
 Households1,955  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,55880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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