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- Carrboro is 0% more densely populated than Cherryville.
- People are 4.0% less likely to be married in Carrboro.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years younger in Carrboro.
 Cherryville, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,237329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 20105,739  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,782285,036,114
 Population - 19904,756  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,287.593.4
 Land Area5.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cherryville, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Cherryville, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 White89.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.1%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cherryville, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population49.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households2,411  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households927  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cherryville    2 Reviews

I've lived here for all of my life. There are definitely cities that are a whole lot worse than Cherryville, but Cherryville isn't exactly the best. I'd say it is  More

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In general, many people in and around this area have a tendency to be clannish. If you are willing to stay there for a decade or so, you may be finally fully accepted.  More

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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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