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Wantagh, NY vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Wantagh.
- People are 0.3% less likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years older in Shelton.
 Wantagh, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201017,981  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199018,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area3.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wantagh, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  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 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Wantagh, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 White88.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wantagh, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households5,858  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,056  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews
Dina · Wantagh, NY
Great town
Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Scott · Wantagh, NY
High Cost of Housing
Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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John · Wantagh, NY
Great Town but it costs a bit
Over 14 years ago

Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 7 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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