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Carrboro, NC vs Burlington, NC

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- Burlington is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 8.2% less likely to be married in Burlington.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Burlington.
 Carrboro, NCBurlington, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock56,563329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.838.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock44,917285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,925.993.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCBurlington, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCBurlington, NCUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.9%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCBurlington, NCUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,02780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews
Lot · Carrboro, NC
Carrboro Bottleneck
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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vanessa · Chapel Hill, NC
lively and progressive community
Over 14 years ago

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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matt · Carrboro, NC
good climate
Over 15 years ago

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

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Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews
Ron · Whitsett, NC
Itsa nicea
Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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