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Rockville, MD vs Sterling, VA

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- Sterling is 0% more densely populated than Rockville.
- People are 1.4% more likely to be married in Sterling.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in Sterling.
 Rockville, MDSterling, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,202329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201061,542  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,803285,036,114
 Population - 199044,835  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now55.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,722.093.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rockville, MDSterling, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Rockville, MDSterling, VAUnited States
 White47.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.3%12.2%
 Asian20.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rockville, MDSterling, VAUnited States
 Married Population53.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.252.60
 Households26,536  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,05680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,497  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Rockville    17 Reviews
SHA.1974 · Rockville, MD
If you are NOT WHITE don’t move here!
Over 5 years ago

From MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE to many other people's comments and experiences: - The DC Metropolitan area (Maryland, DC, and Virginia) have an intense white supremacy /  More

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Hello · Dallas, TX
Pretty Awesome - depending on what you want
Over 6 years ago

Having practically grown up here, it is fair to think I am biased. Before making assumptions about my opinion, though, I've lived in multiple cities in these states -  More

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Alison · Rockville, MD
N/A
Over 10 years ago

No comment at this  More

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