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Plainfield, NJ vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls is 0% more densely populated than Plainfield.
- People are 0.9% less likely to be married in Niagara Falls.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years older in Niagara Falls.
 Plainfield, NJNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,763329,725,481
 Female Population47.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201049,622  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,593285,036,114
 Population - 199046,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,461.893.4
 Land Area6.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainfield, NJNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainfield, NJNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 White8.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.7%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainfield, NJNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population38.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.6%50.2%
 Never Married50.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households16,693  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,65780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,617  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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