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Carrboro, NC vs Shelby, NC

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- Shelby is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 10.3% less likely to be married in Shelby.
- The Median Age is 13.2 years older in Shelby.
 Carrboro, NCShelby, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,564329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.838.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock19,477285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock966.593.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCShelby, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCShelby, NCUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock31.7%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  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCShelby, NCUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,13680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.3%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 Shelby    1 Reviews
Daniel · Shelby, NC
Shelby's worth a look
Over 19 years ago

Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of  More

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