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Valley City, ND vs Oakes, ND

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- Oakes is 0% more densely populated than Valley City.
- People are 32.1% more likely to be married in Oakes.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years younger in Oakes.
 Valley City, NDOakes, NDUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,981329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20106,633  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,979285,036,114
 Population - 19907,163  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,266.693.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Valley City, NDOakes, NDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Valley City, NDOakes, NDUnited States
 White87.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Valley City, NDOakes, NDUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.0%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed9.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households2,959  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock54980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,629  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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