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West Yarmouth, MA vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton is 0% more densely populated than West Yarmouth.
- People are 24.3% less likely to be married in Northampton.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years younger in Northampton.
 West Yarmouth, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,379329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 20106,103  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,978285,036,114
 Population - 19905,409  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock857.993.4
 Land Area6.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Yarmouth, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 West Yarmouth, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 White77.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Yarmouth, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Married Population54.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed10.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households2,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,47880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,163  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for West Yarmouth    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived on the cape most of my life. Now that I am an adult with children of my own I would say that the quality of life here is wonderful...for most if you can  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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