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- Virginia Beach is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 10.5% more likely to be married in Virginia Beach.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Virginia Beach.
 Carrboro, NCVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock457,658329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.738.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock425,257285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,870.193.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock252.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.3%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.532.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock120,27080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 14 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 16 years ago

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

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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