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Carrboro, NC vs Glen Allen, VA

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- Glen Allen is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 11.5% more likely to be married in Glen Allen.
- The Median Age is 8.4 years older in Glen Allen.
 Carrboro, NCGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,783329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,562285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,680.393.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock25.3%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,27380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.0%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 Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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