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Carrboro, NC vs New Brunswick, NJ

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- New Brunswick is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 47.1% less likely to be married in New Brunswick.
- The Median Age is 8.9 years younger in New Brunswick.
 Carrboro, NCNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,671329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock23.738.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,573285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,638.593.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.1%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock46.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock23.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock74.7%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,78080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock21.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock37.5%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 New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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