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Bryson City, NC vs Franklin, NC

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- Franklin is 0% more densely populated than Bryson City.
- People are 9.4% less likely to be married in Franklin.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years older in Franklin.
 Bryson City, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,131329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock51.438.4
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 Population - 20101,427  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,490285,036,114
 Population - 19901,145  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock843.693.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bryson City, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Bryson City, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 White68.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bryson City, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 Married Population48.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed11.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.012.60
 Households664  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,16680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households264  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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