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Portland, ME vs Penn Hills, PA

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Highlights
- Penn Hills is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 13.0% more likely to be married in Penn Hills.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years older in Penn Hills.
 Portland, MEPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock41,132329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4438.4
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 Population - 201066,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock46,809285,036,114
 Population - 199064,358  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-13.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,151.593.4
 Land Area21.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, MEPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, MEPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 White81.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock38.3%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, MEPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Married Population39.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.3%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households31,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,50080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,747  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.9%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 Penn Hills    2 Reviews

I was born at Mercy Hospital - now U. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. in the 1950's. I grew up for the first 5 years in Penn Hills. It was idyllic area for a kid. We lived on  More

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Over 17 years ago

Commuting into the city of Pittsburgh from Penn Hills is very frustrating. A 10-mile trip can take 45 minutes, even outside of normal rush-hour  More

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