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Chapel Hill, NC vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia is 0% more densely populated than Chapel Hill.
- People are 37.7% more likely to be married in Columbia.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years older in Columbia.
 Chapel Hill, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock105,086329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201057,407  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock88,254285,036,114
 Population - 199038,719  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now64.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,290.593.4
 Land Area21.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chapel Hill, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2018.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Chapel Hill, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 White65.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.2%12.2%
 Asian12.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chapel Hill, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Married Population36.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.3%50.2%
 Never Married55.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households20,114  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,46380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,477  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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