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Puyallup, WA vs Alamosa, CO

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- Alamosa is 0% more densely populated than Puyallup.
- People are 25.1% less likely to be married in Alamosa.
- The Median Age is 8.6 years younger in Alamosa.
 Puyallup, WAAlamosa, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,704329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.738.4
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 Population - 201037,228  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,960285,036,114
 Population - 199023,875  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now78.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,304.093.4
 Land Area14.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Puyallup, WAAlamosa, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Puyallup, WAAlamosa, COUnited States
 White75.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian6.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock56.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Puyallup, WAAlamosa, COUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.8%50.2%
 Never Married33.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households16,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,00980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,224  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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