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Olympia, WA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence is 0% more densely populated than Olympia.
- People are 22.8% less likely to be married in Providence.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years younger in Providence.
 Olympia, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Population  Unlock188,812329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201047,083  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock173,618285,036,114
 Population - 199033,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,256.593.4
 Land Area18.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olympia, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Olympia, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olympia, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.1%50.2%
 Never Married36.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households24,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,48780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,591  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews
Darwin · Olympia, WA
We L O V E Olympia - especially the local bicycle
Over 3 years ago

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Renee · Olympia, WA
Little Seattle
Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Anne · Olympia, WA
We love Olympia and retired here
Over 4 years ago

Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 11 years ago

And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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