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Houston, TX vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Houston.
- People are 3.2% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in New York.
 Houston, TXNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 20102,097,647  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 19901,630,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area637.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Houston, TXNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Houston, TXNew York, NYUnited States
 White24.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian6.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Houston, TXNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married41.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households878,906  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households352,300  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
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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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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews
Cat · Austin, TX
I grew up in the South, and I think NYC is great
Over 4 years ago

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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Christopher · Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Nc vs NYC , New York
Over 4 years ago

New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Tully · Boston, MA
new york still sucks
Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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