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South Bend, IN vs Jamestown, NY

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Highlights
- Jamestown is 0% more densely populated than South Bend.
- People are 7.1% less likely to be married in Jamestown.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Jamestown.
 South Bend, INJamestown, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,818329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 2010101,189  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,730285,036,114
 Population - 1990105,511  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,225.793.4
 Land Area41.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Bend, INJamestown, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 South Bend, INJamestown, NYUnited States
 White52.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Bend, INJamestown, NYUnited States
 Married Population39.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.6%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households40,541  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households18,070  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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