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Niagara Falls, NY vs Amherst, NY

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- Amherst is 0% more densely populated than Niagara Falls.
- People are 27.8% more likely to be married in Amherst.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years younger in Amherst.
 Niagara Falls, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock128,783329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.438.4
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 Population - 201049,996  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock116,510285,036,114
 Population - 199061,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-23.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,420.993.4
 Land Area14.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Niagara Falls, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Niagara Falls, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 White65.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Niagara Falls, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 Married Population38.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.0%50.2%
 Never Married41.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households22,130  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock31,13280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,473  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews
Jonathan · International Falls, MN
2021: Niagara Falls post-covid
Over 4 years ago

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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vdog · Alexandria, VA
Ghetto and Corrupt City
Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Steve · Rockport, TX
NIagara Falls and specifically 11th and South Str
Over 17 years ago

Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews
oleg · Buffalo, NY
Good place to live
Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Joseph · East Amherst, NY
Safe
Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Bp · New York, NY
Transportation
Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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