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Portland, OR vs Glens Falls, NY

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- Glens Falls is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 5.7% more likely to be married in Glens Falls.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Glens Falls.
 Portland, ORGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,784329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010585,476  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,354285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,839.093.4
 Land Area133.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian8.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.2%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households279,797  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,407  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 14 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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