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Salem, MA vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 34.0% more likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 10.3 years older in Shelton.
 Salem, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews
Leila · Salem, MA
Horrible place for a Family
Over 9 years ago

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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Eva · Salem, MA
Love it!
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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Robert · Salem, MA
Witch City, America
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 Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 7 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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