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Yonkers, NY vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- New Orleans is 0% more densely populated than Yonkers.
- People are 30.8% less likely to be married in New Orleans.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years younger in New Orleans.
 Yonkers, NYNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Population209,730383,974329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%52.5%50.5%
 Male Population48.6%47.5%49.5%
 Median Age39.137.738.4
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 Population - 2010196,510347,789309,327,143
 Population - 2000196,086484,674285,036,114
 Population - 1990188,082496,938251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now2.0%-19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.4%-21.6%30.8%
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 Population Density11,643.92,266.393.4
 Land Area18.0169.43,531,905.4
 Water Area2.3180.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yonkers, NYNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.3%5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%5.7%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.8%3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%4.0%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.8%4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%17.1%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.9%14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%11.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.8%6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%6.6%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.1%9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%3.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.6%1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Yonkers, NYNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 White35.4%30.6%59.4%
 Black15.6%57.6%12.2%
 Asian5.7%2.7%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other1.2%0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%2.6%3.2%
 Hispanic40.0%5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yonkers, NYNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Married Population46.2%32.0%49.8%
     Currently Married43.6%29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%2.6%1.8%
 Single Population53.8%68.0%50.2%
 Never Married38.2%49.7%33.8%
 Divorced9.3%12.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%5.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.552.372.60
 Households80,936156,586124,010,992
 Family Households51,18871,84580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%19.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children36.0%37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households29,74884,74143,255,233
     Single householder, w/children18.7%26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.3%16.8%10.8%
Reviews for Yonkers    7 Reviews

This Year

I lived in Yonkers my entire life, close enough to the city with less congestion. Some areas are difficult to access, and you must have a car to get around. There are a  More

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I've lived in this city for over 20 years in the Bryn Mawr section and I love it. We are the closest suburb to NYC. I can go and watch a broadway show and be back at  More

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My family and I have lived in northeast Yonkers for 18 years after leaving the grime and crime of Manhattan (my home). I bought a cute colonial on a quiet street 11  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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