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Ocean Shores, WA vs Nampa, ID

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- Nampa is 0% more densely populated than Ocean Shores.
- People are 20.7% less likely to be married in Nampa.
- The Median Age is 29.5 years younger in Nampa.
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock98,881329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.638.4
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 Population - 20105,590  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock51,867285,036,114
 Population - 19902,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock99.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now192.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,072.593.4
 Land Area8.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6418.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 White84.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ocean Shores, WANampa, IDUnited States
 Married Population64.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.0%50.2%
 Never Married14.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.772.60
 Households3,501  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,01980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children11.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,264  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 16 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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