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Birmingham, AL vs Matthews, NC

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- Matthews is 0% more densely populated than Birmingham.
- People are 89.7% more likely to be married in Matthews.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Matthews.
 Birmingham, ALMatthews, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,417329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.538.4
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 Population - 2010211,763  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,127285,036,114
 Population - 1990265,968  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock52.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-22.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,719.093.4
 Land Area146.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Birmingham, ALMatthews, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Birmingham, ALMatthews, NCUnited States
 White23.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.4%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Birmingham, ALMatthews, NCUnited States
 Married Population31.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.0%50.2%
 Never Married47.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households85,521  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,01180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,773  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children24.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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