Numbers

........Town P ....................Town E
Population
Female 3650 .....................70,353
Male 3163.........................67,540

Median age 39.3 .............33

Race
White 88%.......................86%
Hispanic 4%.................. 5%
Asian 3% .......................3%
Black 1%........................1%
Native American 1% ....2.5%
Other 4% ....................2.5%

Median income $44,000.......... $33,070

Median house cost $245,800 ............$187,000

Education
High School 86.8%..................91.5%
College 29.5% ........................37.3%
Graduate school 10.2% .......15.4%

Below poverty line 9.1% ..........19.3%

Lesbian couples: 0.2%........... 0.6%
Gay men: 0.3%................ 0.3%

Conclusions:

• There's more competition for females in both towns
• The midwest may SEEM like the homeland of the WASP, but they don't hold a candle to the Pacific Northwest
• I'm surprised at the poverty numbers in Town P. I thought they ran all of the poor people out of town by now
• I am surprised that the numbers of homosexual couples are so similar, considering Town E's reputation
• My belief that my hometown's housing prices are out of control has been confirmed
• My not knowing anyone who dropped out of high school has been explained - very few people dropped out of my high school
• There are a lot of old people in Town P