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Providence, RI vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Providence.
- People are 72.7% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 9.7 years older in Palo Alto.
 Providence, RIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 2010177,996  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 1990160,728  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area18.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Providence, RIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Providence, RIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White34.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian6.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Providence, RIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population33.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married53.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households67,974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,487  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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