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Portland, ME vs Conway, AR

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- Conway is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 5.8% more likely to be married in Conway.
- The Median Age is 7.8 years younger in Conway.
 Portland, MEConway, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock63,746329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.138.4
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 Population - 201066,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock43,167285,036,114
 Population - 199064,358  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock57.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,387.493.4
 Land Area21.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, MEConway, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, MEConway, ARUnited States
 White81.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.5%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, MEConway, ARUnited States
 Married Population39.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households31,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,747  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%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 Conway    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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