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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Norcross, GA

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- Norcross is 0% more densely populated than Athens-Clarke County.
- People are 69.4% more likely to be married in Norcross.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Norcross.
 Athens-Clarke County, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,413329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 2010116,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,410285,036,114
 Population - 199086,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock114.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,855.593.4
 Land Area116.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens-Clarke County, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens-Clarke County, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 White54.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.1%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock39.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens-Clarke County, GANorcross, GAUnited States
 Married Population33.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.3%50.2%
 Never Married53.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households51,613  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,40780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,410  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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