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Some U.S. states currently have an urban percentage around or above 90%, an urbanization rate almost unheard of a century ago. The states of Maine and Vermont have bucked the trend towards greater urbanization which is exhibited throughout the rest of the United States. Maine's highest urban percentage ever was less than 52% (in 1950), and ...
The following is a list of incorporated places in the United States with a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place is a place that has a self-governing local government and as such has been "incorporated" by the state it is in.
Have you had enough of city life and crave a home in the suburbs? Or have you grown tired of your commute and wish you lived in the city so you could walk to the office? The differences between ...
With more jobs for suburbanites in these areas rather than in the main city core from which the suburbs grew, traffic patterns have become more complex, with the volume of intra-suburban traffic increasing. Historically, by the year 2000, nearly half of the US population had relocated to suburban areas. [8]
U.S. suburbs really began to take off in the early 1950s -- right around the time when credit cards were mass distributed, allowing homeowners to get bigger places and buy things like televisions,...
The cost of a comfortable life in the 12 best suburbs in America requires earning at least $85,000 on an annual basis. See More: The Living Wage a Family of 4 Needs in All 50 States Be Aware: 5...
Of the 1,061,928 households in the 2000 census, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. The median income for a household in the city was $38,625 in 2000, and the median income for a family was $46,748.
While some prefer to live in a major city, others prefer the suburban life. In the wealthiest suburbs of America, this can entail private gated communities, country clubs and world-class amenities