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Providence, RI vs Wantagh, NY

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- Wantagh is 0% more densely populated than Providence.
- People are 64.6% more likely to be married in Wantagh.
- The Median Age is 8.2 years older in Wantagh.
 Providence, RIWantagh, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,331329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 2010177,996  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock18,971285,036,114
 Population - 1990160,728  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,786.293.4
 Land Area18.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Providence, RIWantagh, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Providence, RIWantagh, NYUnited States
 White34.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian6.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Providence, RIWantagh, NYUnited States
 Married Population33.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married53.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.122.60
 Households67,974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,80280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,487  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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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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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 Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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