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Vancouver, WA vs Salem, MA

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- Salem is 0% more densely populated than Vancouver.
- People are 12.4% less likely to be married in Salem.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Salem.
 Vancouver, WASalem, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,452329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.638.4
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 Population - 2010167,614  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock40,407285,036,114
 Population - 199046,380  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now301.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,359.593.4
 Land Area48.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vancouver, WASalem, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Vancouver, WASalem, MAUnited States
 White69.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.8%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vancouver, WASalem, MAUnited States
 Married Population47.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households75,663  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,22580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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