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Riga, NY vs Washington, DC

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- Washington is 0% more densely populated than Riga.
- People are 42.3% less likely to be married in Washington.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years younger in Washington.
 Riga, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Population5,599683,154329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%52.4%50.5%
 Male Population50.7%47.7%49.5%
 Median Age4534.338.4
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 Population - 20105,607605,282309,327,143
 Population - 20005,437572,059285,036,114
 Population - 19905,114606,900251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now3.9%24.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.5%17.5%30.8%
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 Population Density160.211,174.393.4
 Land Area35.061.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.37.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Riga, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%6.3%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.8%5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%4.6%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.3%2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%4.5%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.1%5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.8%22.8%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4410.5%15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%10.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 5910.4%5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%4.9%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7410.8%7.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%3.5%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.7%1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Riga, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 White92.7%36.7%59.4%
 Black1.3%43.9%12.2%
 Asian0.9%4.0%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%3.5%3.2%
 Hispanic3.1%11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Riga, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Married Population56.5%32.6%49.8%
     Currently Married53.9%30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%1.7%1.8%
 Single Population43.5%67.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.3%55.8%33.8%
 Divorced10.0%8.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%3.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.602.082.60
 Households2,148310,104124,010,992
 Family Households1,427131,19680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.1%24.1%30.5%
     Married couple, no children45.1%36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households721178,90843,255,233
     Single householder, w/children9.7%22.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.1%16.2%10.8%
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Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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