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Apex, NC vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill is 0% more densely populated than Apex.
- People are 6.5% less likely to be married in Fort Mill.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years older in Fort Mill.
 Apex, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,069329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201038,067  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,587285,036,114
 Population - 19904,968  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock228.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,196.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,236.493.4
 Land Area19.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Apex, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Apex, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 White72.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.3%12.2%
 Asian9.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Apex, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Married Population63.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households20,434  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children48.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,913  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

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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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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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 Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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