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Apex, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro is 0% more densely populated than Apex.
- People are 24.9% less likely to be married in Carrboro.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Carrboro.
 Apex, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,237329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201038,067  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,782285,036,114
 Population - 19904,968  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,196.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,287.593.4
 Land Area19.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Apex, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Apex, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 White72.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.1%12.2%
 Asian9.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Apex, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population63.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households20,434  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children48.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,913  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews
Jules · Apex, NC
Be Careful what you wish for
Over 9 years ago

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Tracy · Apex, NC
My heart belongs to Apex
Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Gina · Apex, NC
Quality of Life
Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews
Lot · Carrboro, NC
Carrboro Bottleneck
Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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vanessa · Chapel Hill, NC
lively and progressive community
Over 14 years ago

Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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matt · Carrboro, NC
good climate
Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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