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New York, NY vs Denver, CO

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- Denver is 0% more densely populated than New York.
- People are 3.6% less likely to be married in Denver.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years younger in Denver.
 New York, NYDenver, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock706,799329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.838.4
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 Population - 20108,190,105  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock554,636285,036,114
 Population - 19907,322,564  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,610.893.4
 Land Area300.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New York, NYDenver, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 New York, NYDenver, COUnited States
 White31.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.6%12.2%
 Asian14.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New York, NYDenver, COUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households3,250,657  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock148,59980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,320,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

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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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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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 Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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