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Torrington, CT vs Forked River, NJ

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- Forked River is 0% more densely populated than Torrington.
- People are 25.9% more likely to be married in Forked River.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years older in Forked River.
 Torrington, CTForked River, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,139329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.138.4
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 Population - 201036,361  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,914285,036,114
 Population - 199033,687  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,867.493.4
 Land Area39.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Torrington, CTForked River, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Torrington, CTForked River, NJUnited States
 White81.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Torrington, CTForked River, NJUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married33.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households14,389  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,33380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock54.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,707  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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