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- Marblehead is 0% more densely populated than Wellesley.
- People are 15.3% more likely to be married in Marblehead.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years older in Marblehead.
 Wellesley, MAMarblehead, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,397329,725,481
 Female Population56.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population43.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.138.4
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 Population - 201028,046  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,377285,036,114
 Population - 199026,615  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,650.593.4
 Land Area10.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock15.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wellesley, MAMarblehead, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Wellesley, MAMarblehead, MAUnited States
 White74.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian13.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wellesley, MAMarblehead, MAUnited States
 Married Population54.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.6%50.2%
 Never Married37.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households8,668  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,99880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children46.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,868  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Marblehead    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

From a life long resident... the selfish yuppies, coked out realtors and well connected pot smokers have taken over the town.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have been to every state except Alaska and can say Marblehead is the nicest places to live. However, there are two big cons. 1. Is the unequal way properties are  More

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