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Bryson City, NC vs Rutherfordton, NC

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- Rutherfordton is 0% more densely populated than Bryson City.
- People are 1.6% less likely to be married in Rutherfordton.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years older in Rutherfordton.
 Bryson City, NCRutherfordton, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,668329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.238.4
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 Population - 20101,427  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,131285,036,114
 Population - 19901,145  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock890.393.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bryson City, NCRutherfordton, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Bryson City, NCRutherfordton, NCUnited States
 White68.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bryson City, NCRutherfordton, NCUnited States
 Married Population48.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.5%50.2%
 Never Married25.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.9%10.8%
 Widowed11.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households664  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock80280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households264  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews
gary · Franklin, NC
Beautiful place
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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Mike · West Palm Beach, FL
Can't Wait to move there
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 Rutherfordton    2 Reviews
Tam · Rutherfordton, NC
Super small town
Over 7 years ago

Climate is moderate. Right in the middle of the geothermal belt of NC. Convenient to four major cities. Shopping and highways available.Very low crime  More

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Rhonda · Rutherfordton, NC
Crime?
Over 16 years ago

Crime in Rutherfordton in next to non-existant. You hardly ever hear of murder or rape here. I'm aware that we have burgleries and so forth, but very serious crime?   More

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