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Sterling, MA vs Dighton, MA

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- Dighton is 0% more densely populated than Sterling.
- People are 4.1% less likely to be married in Dighton.
- The Median Age is 7.5 years younger in Dighton.
 Sterling, MADighton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,003329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.438.4
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 Population - 20107,807  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,175285,036,114
 Population - 19906,481  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock363.493.4
 Land Area30.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sterling, MADighton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Sterling, MADighton, MAUnited States
 White93.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock2.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sterling, MADighton, MAUnited States
 Married Population59.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.1%50.2%
 Never Married26.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.692.60
 Households3,248  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,30980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households845  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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emmanuel · Sterling, MA
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Over 14 years ago

Sterling is a small, mostly residential community set in the foothills of Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts. As the home of Mary Sawyer of "Mary's Little Lamb"  More

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