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Carrboro, NC vs Wake Forest, NC

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- Wake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Carrboro.
- People are 26.5% more likely to be married in Wake Forest.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years older in Wake Forest.
 Carrboro, NCWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock46,387329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 201019,586  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,588285,036,114
 Population - 199011,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock275.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,829.993.4
 Land Area6.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carrboro, NCWake Forest, NCUnited 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  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Carrboro, NCWake Forest, NCUnited States
 White63.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.5%12.2%
 Asian8.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carrboro, NCWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Married Population47.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.5%50.2%
 Never Married41.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.792.60
 Households8,956  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,50580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,145  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.3%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 Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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