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Paw Paw, MI vs Portage, IN

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- Portage is 0% more densely populated than Paw Paw.
- People are 10.5% more likely to be married in Portage.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years older in Portage.
 Paw Paw, MIPortage, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,540329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 20103,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,496285,036,114
 Population - 19903,169  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,470.093.4
 Land Area2.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Paw Paw, MIPortage, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Paw Paw, MIPortage, INUnited States
 White81.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.6%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Paw Paw, MIPortage, INUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated6.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married26.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households1,309  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,75780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households468  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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