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Carrboro, NC vs Boone, NC

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- Boone is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 70.7% less likely to be married in Boone.
- The Median Age is 11.7 years younger in Boone.
 Carrboro, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,055329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock20.938.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,472285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock48.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,862.293.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock19.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock2.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.1%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock12.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock86.0%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock4.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,30780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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