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Orofino, ID vs Capitan, NM

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- Capitan is 0% more densely populated than Orofino.
- People are 6.6% more likely to be married in Capitan.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Capitan.
 Orofino, IDCapitan, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,354329,725,481
 Female Population38.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population61.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.538.4
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 Population - 20103,201  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,443285,036,114
 Population - 19902,868  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock415.593.4
 Land Area2.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Orofino, IDCapitan, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Orofino, IDCapitan, NMUnited States
 White87.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock46.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Orofino, IDCapitan, NMUnited States
 Married Population40.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.7%10.8%
 Widowed9.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households1,038  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households475  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Orofino    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Though I don't remember much about living in Orofino, I do remember that it had this neat small-town feeling. No wonder, as it is a small town. I enjoyed being able to  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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