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Virginia Beach, VA vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls is 0% more densely populated than Virginia Beach.
- People are 27.5% less likely to be married in Niagara Falls.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years older in Niagara Falls.
 Virginia Beach, VANiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,763329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 2010438,864  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,593285,036,114
 Population - 1990393,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,461.893.4
 Land Area244.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Virginia Beach, VANiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Virginia Beach, VANiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.7%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Virginia Beach, VANiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population52.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households177,046  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,65780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,776  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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