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Pittsfield, MA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence is 0% more densely populated than Pittsfield.
- People are 22.8% less likely to be married in Providence.
- The Median Age is 12.5 years younger in Providence.
People
 Pittsfield, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Population43,890188,812329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%51.6%50.5%
 Male Population48.5%48.4%49.5%
 Median Age44.632.138.4
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 Population - 201044,716177,996309,327,143
 Population - 200045,793173,618285,036,114
 Population - 199048,622160,728251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-8.7%3.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.0%11.5%30.8%
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 Population Density1,084.610,256.593.4
 Land Area40.518.43,531,905.4
 Water Area2.02.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pittsfield, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%6.1%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.7%6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%5.5%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.0%3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%8.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.4%7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%17.4%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4411.9%12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%11.3%12.6%
 Age 55 to 598.4%5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%4.9%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7411.2%6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%3.4%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.8%1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Pittsfield, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 White80.7%34.1%59.4%
 Black4.8%13.0%12.2%
 Asian1.3%6.0%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.2%0.2%
 Other0.2%0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%2.7%3.2%
 Hispanic7.9%42.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pittsfield, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Married Population43.9%33.9%49.8%
     Currently Married42.1%31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%2.0%1.8%
 Single Population56.1%66.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%53.6%33.8%
 Divorced12.8%8.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%4.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.222.562.60
 Households19,29067,974124,010,992
 Family Households10,81337,48780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.4%27.7%30.5%
     Married couple, no children48.4%29.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,47730,48743,255,233
     Single householder, w/children20.7%27.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.5%15.7%10.8%

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 8 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
01201
ZIPS IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
02909 02908 02907 02906 02905 02903 02912

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