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Carrboro, NC vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 11.5% more likely to be married in Gaithersburg.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Gaithersburg.
 Carrboro, NCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,827329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.638.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,613285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock28.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,670.693.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.4%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.642.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,21780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%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 Gaithersburg    10 Reviews
CJ · Bethesda, MD
Friendly, safe, convenient but...
Over 7 years ago

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Tracy · Gaithersburg, MD
Close to DC
Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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gio56777 · Germantown, MD
Planning "Goodbye" to Maryland -- all of it!
Over 12 years ago

The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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