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Taneytown, MD vs Dover, DE

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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than Taneytown.
- People are 37.9% less likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Dover.
 Taneytown, MDDover, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,940329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 20106,753  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,135285,036,114
 Population - 19903,695  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now85.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,645.393.4
 Land Area3.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Taneytown, MDDover, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Taneytown, MDDover, DEUnited States
 White87.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.4%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Taneytown, MDDover, DEUnited States
 Married Population56.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households2,766  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households888  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Taneytown    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Wonderfull Parks, great neighbors, and a Main St community. Employment is good but cost of living and housing are very high. The local Library may be small but the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Having lived in various areas throughout Maryland, I can say that Maryland supports its equestrian community fully. From showing to trails, Maryland offers an  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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