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Big cities
City Population
New York 8,232,000
Los Angeles 3,918,200
Chicago 2,859,700
Houston 2,104,500
Phoenix 1,480,700
Philadelphia 1,449,400
San Diego 1,287,300
San Antonio 1,251,100
Dallas 1,247,200
Detroit 902,900
San Jose 895,500
Jacksonville 790,400
Indianapolis 782,500
Columbus 728,700
San Francisco 728,000
Austin 700,100
Memphis 640,400
Baltimore 638,200
El Paso 597,500
Charlotte 596,100
Fort Worth 595,100
Las Vegas 580,900
Milwaukee 579,300
Seattle 569,000
Boston 557,400
Denver 555,900
Nashville-Davidson 548,000
Washington 544,900
Oklahoma City 537,200
Portland 535,400
Tucson 521,200
Albuquerque 487,400
Long Beach 484,900
Atlanta 474,000
Fresno 471,900
Mesa 462,300
Sacramento 462,200
Kansas City 454,300
Cleveland 452,700
Virginia Beach 445,900
Oakland 400,500
Omaha 399,800
Colorado Springs 396,400
Tulsa 388,100
Miami 384,600
Honolulu 383,400
Arlington 378,800
Minneapolis 375,000
Santa Ana 354,600
St. Louis 352,700
Wichita 349,700
Anaheim 348,700
Tampa 336,400
Pittsburgh 320,300
Riverside 319,600
Raleigh 317,000
Cincinnati 309,600
Toledo 303,200
Source: U.S. Census, Onboard projection/aggregation
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Top-earning towns
  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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Hottest
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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Most singles
  % single residents
State College 76.5%
Durham 74.5%
Amherst Center 73.7%
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Youngest
  Median age
Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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