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Providence, RI vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia is 0% more densely populated than Providence.
- People are 29.5% more likely to be married in Olympia.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years older in Olympia.
 Providence, RIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,579329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 2010177,996  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock42,514285,036,114
 Population - 1990160,728  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,992.993.4
 Land Area18.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Providence, RIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Providence, RIOlympia, WAUnited States
 White34.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian6.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Providence, RIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Married Population33.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married53.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households67,974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,487  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 11 years ago

And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews
Darwin · Olympia, WA
We L O V E Olympia - especially the local bicycle
Over 3 years ago

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Renee · Olympia, WA
Little Seattle
Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Anne · Olympia, WA
We love Olympia and retired here
Over 4 years ago

Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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