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Greensboro, NC vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Fayetteville is 0% more densely populated than Greensboro.
- People are 11.6% more likely to be married in Fayetteville.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years younger in Fayetteville.
 Greensboro, NCFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock208,497329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 2010269,602  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock121,015285,036,114
 Population - 1990183,521  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock74.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now62.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,410.293.4
 Land Area128.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Greensboro, NCFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Greensboro, NCFayetteville, NCUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock41.6%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Greensboro, NCFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households118,663  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,54280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households51,565  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

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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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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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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