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Ottawa, IL vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Ottawa.
- People are 11.3% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in New York.
 Ottawa, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201018,912  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199017,451  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area12.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ottawa, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Ottawa, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 White83.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ottawa, ILNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population48.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households7,672  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,061  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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