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- Pittsfield is 0% more densely populated than Staunton.
- People are 4.5% less likely to be married in Pittsfield.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Pittsfield.
 Staunton, VAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock43,890329,725,481
 Female Population53.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.638.4
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 Population - 201023,738  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,793285,036,114
 Population - 199024,461  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,084.693.4
 Land Area19.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Staunton, VAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Staunton, VAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 White80.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Staunton, VAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Married Population46.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households11,125  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,81380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,767  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Staunton    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Over 11 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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