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Fayetteville, NC vs Elon, NC

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- Elon is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 26.4% less likely to be married in Elon.
- The Median Age is 8.4 years younger in Elon.
 Fayetteville, NCElon, NCUnited States
 Population208,49711,059329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%56.8%50.5%
 Male Population50.7%43.2%49.5%
 Median Age30.321.938.4
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 Population - 2010208,3549,384309,327,143
 Population - 2000121,0156,910285,036,114
 Population - 199075,6955,436251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now74.9%76.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now179.7%124.2%30.8%
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 Population Density1,410.22,782.893.4
 Land Area147.94.03,531,905.4
 Water Area1.80.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, NCElon, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%3.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.9%1.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%3.7%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.3%4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%29.5%4.0%
 Age 21 to 249.4%15.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%3.2%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4411.6%8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%7.0%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.3%4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%3.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.1%5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%5.0%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.4%3.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, NCElon, NCUnited States
 White35.3%81.7%59.4%
 Black41.6%7.0%12.2%
 Asian3.1%4.2%5.6%
 Native American0.8%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.7%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%2.0%3.2%
 Hispanic12.9%5.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, NCElon, NCUnited States
 Married Population44.0%32.4%49.8%
     Currently Married40.5%31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%0.5%1.8%
 Single Population56.0%67.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%59.1%33.8%
 Divorced11.6%2.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%6.1%5.6%
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 Household Size2.422.612.60
 Households80,0573,027124,010,992
 Family Households46,5421,78180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%42.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children37.4%47.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,5151,24643,255,233
     Single householder, w/children24.2%3.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%6.1%10.8%
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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews
Carrielynn · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville is the All American City with it ALL!
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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Ray · Lake Oswego, OR
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Ray · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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