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St. Helens, OR vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than St. Helens.
- People are 32.6% more likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 0.0 years older in Albany.
 St. Helens, ORAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201013,050  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 19907,535  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area4.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 St. Helens, ORAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 St. Helens, ORAlbany, CAUnited States
 White84.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 St. Helens, ORAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married33.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households5,060  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,632  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for St. Helens    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Poor community with a lo of riff-raff and shady  More

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Over 15 years ago

I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 2 YEARS NOW,COMING HERE FROM THE MID-WEST,AND I AM HERE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND EVEN INTO THE HEREAFTER. THE BEAUTY OF THE PACIFIC  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a transplant from California, I was suprised at first with the moderate weather as I had been told how wet and dreary the Portland area was in comparison. Yes it  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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