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Salem, MA vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 0.8% less likely to be married in Northampton.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years older in Northampton.
 Salem, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,379329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,978285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock857.993.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,47880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%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 12 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 18 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 Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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