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New York, NY vs Brooklyn, NY

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- Brooklyn is 0% more densely populated than New York.
- People are 0.7% more likely to be married in Brooklyn.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years younger in Brooklyn.
 New York, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,712,360329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 20108,190,105  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,465,326285,036,114
 Population - 19907,322,564  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock38,301.593.4
 Land Area300.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock26.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New York, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 New York, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 White31.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock28.6%12.2%
 Asian14.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New York, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households3,250,657  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock599,78880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,320,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews
Cat · Austin, TX
I grew up in the South, and I think NYC is great
Over 4 years ago

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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Christopher · Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Nc vs NYC , New York
Over 4 years ago

New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Tully · Boston, MA
new york still sucks
Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews
Baby · New York, NY
Brooklyn's weather needs its own chart.
Over 4 years ago

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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Briana · Stamford, CT
It's All About Brooklyn!!!
Over 7 years ago

I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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