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Waterford, CT vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton is 0% more densely populated than Waterford.
- People are 24.2% less likely to be married in Northampton.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years younger in Northampton.
 Waterford, CTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,379329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201019,498  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,978285,036,114
 Population - 199017,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock857.993.4
 Land Area32.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Waterford, CTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Waterford, CTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 White84.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Waterford, CTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Married Population54.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married26.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households8,191  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,47880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,710  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Waterford    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

As a former resident, former Board of Education president, former Economic Development Commission president, I must say Waterford is a great place to live. It had the  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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