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Oneonta, NY vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Oneonta.
- People are 138.6% more likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 26.0 years older in Shelton.
 Oneonta, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201013,945  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199013,954  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area4.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oneonta, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2032.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Oneonta, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 White81.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oneonta, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population23.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married64.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households3,935  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,951  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Oneonta    8 Reviews
Todd · Otego, NY
Isolated and isolationist
Over 13 years ago

We have lived here for five years, and are looking to move. The town is fairly conservative and ethnically monotone. In fact, there is a history of racial  More

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Lori  · Oneonta, NY
A wonderful place to raise your family!
Over 16 years ago

Our family has lived in Oneonta for the past 14 years. It is great! Oneonta is safe, friendly, active and serene. The hills will grab you and keep you. Whikle not NYC it  More

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ted · Bainbridge, NY
Home Town Oneonta
Over 17 years ago

Well oneonta sucks, if it were not for the colleges, it would dry up. the cops suck, they are not trained the way they should be. down town is a ghost town all closed  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 8 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 14 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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