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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Pontiac.
- People are 55.3% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in New York.
 Pontiac, MINew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201059,688  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199071,166  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-17.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area19.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pontiac, MINew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Pontiac, MINew York, NYUnited States
 White23.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian3.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pontiac, MINew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population27.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households24,548  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,930  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  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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