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Clayton, GA vs Waynesville, NC

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- Waynesville is 0% more densely populated than Clayton.
- People are 19.4% more likely to be married in Waynesville.
- The Median Age is 3.2 years older in Waynesville.
 Clayton, GAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,087329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.638.4
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 Population - 20101,919  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,232285,036,114
 Population - 19901,613  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now30.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,142.593.4
 Land Area3.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Clayton, GAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Clayton, GAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 White91.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Clayton, GAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed9.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households734  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,69780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households245  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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