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Blacksburg, SC vs La Plata, MD

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- La Plata is 0% more densely populated than Blacksburg.
- People are 41.4% more likely to be married in La Plata.
- The Median Age is 10.3 years older in La Plata.
 Blacksburg, SCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,054329,725,481
 Female Population59.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population40.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.638.4
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 Population - 20101,835  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,551285,036,114
 Population - 19901,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock49.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,352.893.4
 Land Area1.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Blacksburg, SCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock11.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Blacksburg, SCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 White67.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock28.7%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Blacksburg, SCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.5%50.2%
 Never Married42.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.682.60
 Households854  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,23780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households419  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Blacksburg    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

if you have no ride or someone to take you.then you must walk or call a taxi from gaffney at 20 bucks.there is nothing to do there.after 34 years living there i  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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