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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Macungie, PA

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- Macungie is 0% more densely populated than Wilkes-Barre.
- People are 23.7% more likely to be married in Macungie.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years older in Macungie.
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMacungie, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,231329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.338.4
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 Population - 201041,502  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,039285,036,114
 Population - 199047,523  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,266.993.4
 Land Area7.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMacungie, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMacungie, PAUnited States
 White56.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMacungie, PAUnited States
 Married Population36.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.0%50.2%
 Never Married47.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households16,614  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock81780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,743  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews
Lynn · Kingston, PA
Born and raised
Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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michael · Willington, CT
Former King's Student
Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Macungie    2 Reviews
Gilbert · Macungie, PA
Cost of living has gone up
Over 18 years ago

When I moved here in 1997, this was still a quite little place. In the ensuing 10 years, many people from New Jersey and New York have moved here to escape the high cost  More

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William · Macungie, PA
Over Priced housing under paid positions
Over 19 years ago

The area in and around Macungie is nice but farms that had been in place for one or two centuries are now ugly over priced homes and condo's. People from the N.J. and NY  More

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