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Neptune, NJ vs Providence, RI

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- Providence is 0% more densely populated than Neptune.
- People are 25.5% less likely to be married in Providence.
- The Median Age is 14.1 years younger in Providence.
 Neptune, NJProvidence, RIUnited States
 Population  Unlock188,812329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201027,968  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock173,618285,036,114
 Population - 199028,148  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-2.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,256.593.4
 Land Area8.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Neptune, NJProvidence, RIUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Neptune, NJProvidence, RIUnited States
 White48.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Neptune, NJProvidence, RIUnited States
 Married Population45.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.1%50.2%
 Never Married36.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households11,482  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,48780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,546  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Neptune    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

My children have just started school in Neptune and I will be taking them out due the extreme poor performance of the schools. See the NJ department of education web  More

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I grew up in Neptune twp. I spent all of my childhood and part of my early adult life there. I had a great life there. I would call it Lower to middle class suburban  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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