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Scranton, PA vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Scranton.
- People are 10.7% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in New York.
 Scranton, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201076,077  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199081,805  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area25.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scranton, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Scranton, PANew York, NYUnited States
 White69.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian5.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scranton, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population38.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married42.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households29,892  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,219  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews
adrian · Dickson City, PA
Good place to retire. Low crime and cheap.
Over 6 years ago

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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Colin · Scranton, PA
NORTH SCRANTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN NEPA!!!
Over 10 years ago

LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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Liz · Scranton, PA
SCRANTON LIVING IS AWESOME
Over 11 years ago

I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews
Cat · Austin, TX
I grew up in the South, and I think NYC is great
Over 4 years ago

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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Christopher · Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Nc vs NYC , New York
Over 4 years ago

New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Tully · Boston, MA
new york still sucks
Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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