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West Chester, PA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston is 0% more densely populated than West Chester.
- People are 109.9% more likely to be married in Houston.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years older in Houston.
 West Chester, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,293,288329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201018,472  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,953,631285,036,114
 Population - 199018,041  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,600.493.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock29.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Chester, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2024.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 West Chester, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 White71.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.1%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Chester, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.8%50.2%
 Never Married67.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households6,832  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock526,60680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,438  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews
Phyllis · West Chester, PA
Try it, You'll (most likely) Like it!
Over 4 years ago

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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Lady Ann · New Canaan, CT
Where's the nice, charming part of town? Is the p
Over 13 years ago

There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Abhd · West Chester, PA
West Chester pa
Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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