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Puyallup, WA vs Lynden, WA

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- Lynden is 0% more densely populated than Puyallup.
- People are 23.0% more likely to be married in Lynden.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Lynden.
 Puyallup, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,410329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201037,228  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,020285,036,114
 Population - 199023,875  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock70.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now78.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,853.793.4
 Land Area14.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Puyallup, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Puyallup, WALynden, WAUnited 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  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Puyallup, WALynden, WAUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.5%50.2%
 Never Married33.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.642.60
 Households16,405  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,93180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,224  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%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 Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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