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Cincinnati, OH vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville is 0% more densely populated than Cincinnati.
- People are 29.3% more likely to be married in Asheville.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years older in Asheville.
 Cincinnati, OHAsheville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,272329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 2010297,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock68,889285,036,114
 Population - 1990364,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,046.793.4
 Land Area77.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cincinnati, OHAsheville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Cincinnati, OHAsheville, NCUnited States
 White48.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.9%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cincinnati, OHAsheville, NCUnited States
 Married Population31.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married52.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households139,791  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households77,139  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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