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Portland, ME vs Carson, CA

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- Carson is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 19.2% more likely to be married in Carson.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in Carson.
 Portland, MECarson, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock95,104329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201066,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock89,730285,036,114
 Population - 199064,358  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,079.393.4
 Land Area21.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, MECarson, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, MECarson, CAUnited States
 White81.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.2%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock37.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, MECarson, CAUnited States
 Married Population39.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.8%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.602.60
 Households31,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,30980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,747  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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