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Sterling, VA vs Clifton, VA

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- Clifton is 0% more densely populated than Sterling.
- People are 30.3% more likely to be married in Clifton.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years older in Clifton.
 Sterling, VAClifton, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock330329,725,481
 Female Population48.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201025,516  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock185285,036,114
 Population - 199020,512  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock62.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now67.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,346.993.4
 Land Area5.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sterling, VAClifton, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock7.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sterling, VAClifton, VAUnited States
 White30.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian16.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sterling, VAClifton, VAUnited States
 Married Population54.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock70.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock29.1%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock3.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.402.60
 Households9,589  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,533  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Clifton is a quaint 100+ year old one mile square town surrounded by a giant zip code of modern huge homes. Mostly professionals live here and work somewhere else.   More

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