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New York, NY vs Independence, MO

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- Independence is 0% more densely populated than New York.
- People are 7.1% more likely to be married in Independence.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Independence.
 New York, NYIndependence, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock122,230329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.538.4
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 Population - 20108,190,105  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock113,288285,036,114
 Population - 19907,322,564  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,570.493.4
 Land Area300.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New York, NYIndependence, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 New York, NYIndependence, MOUnited States
 White31.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.6%12.2%
 Asian14.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New York, NYIndependence, MOUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.2%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households3,250,657  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,10880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,320,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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