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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than Troy.
- People are 44.0% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 9.5 years younger in Boston.
 Troy, MIBoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201081,019  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 199072,884  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Troy, MIBoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Troy, MIBoston, MAUnited States
 White64.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian25.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Troy, MIBoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population59.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households32,749  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,170  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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