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Salem, MA vs Mansfield, TX

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- Mansfield is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 43.4% more likely to be married in Mansfield.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Mansfield.
 Salem, MAMansfield, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock71,375329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,031285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock160.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,948.293.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MAMansfield, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MAMansfield, TXUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.2%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MAMansfield, TXUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.5%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.072.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,48480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 13 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 19 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Mansfield    15 Reviews

I lived in Mansfield for over 15 years. Now it's so crowded, poor infrastructure, slow trash pick up and house are being built on top of each other. Now they are trying  More

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Over 5 years ago

Be careful moving to this town, they build new houses and schools very close to active gas wells. Over 50 active gas wells in this town, some homes are few hundred feet  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Mansfield about 18 years. It has grown a lot but I believe they’re doing pretty good with keeping up with the number of people except possibly the traffic  More

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