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Philadelphia, PA vs Dover, DE

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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than Philadelphia.
- People are 0.6% more likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years younger in Dover.
 Philadelphia, PADover, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,940329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 20101,528,303  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,135285,036,114
 Population - 19901,585,577  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,645.393.4
 Land Area134.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Philadelphia, PADover, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Philadelphia, PADover, DEUnited States
 White33.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.4%12.2%
 Asian7.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Philadelphia, PADover, DEUnited States
 Married Population34.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.2%50.2%
 Never Married50.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households646,608  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households298,750  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 8 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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