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Staten Island, NY vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Staten Island.
- People are 17.2% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in New York.
 Staten Island, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010469,607  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 1990378,977  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area58.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Staten Island, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Staten Island, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 White59.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian10.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Staten Island, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population51.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households169,528  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households46,087  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews
donna · Newark, DE
It is pretty, but expensive and has crowded roads.
Over 6 years ago

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Amanda · New York, NY
Do not move here
Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  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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